# Incident 19990421017139I: Lear 35LEAR, Omaha, NE, April 21, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1999, 07:05 local time
- Place: Omaha, NE
- Airport: Eppley Airfield
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DSYA
- Location: 41.3032° N, 95.8941° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EPPLEY AIRFIELD (OMA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3032&lon=-95.8941&mi=10
- Aircraft: N701AS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N701AS-2024-05-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gates Lear Jet 35 (registry code 5170600, https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-lear-jet-35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Garrett TFE731 series (registry code 29001, https://openairdocs.org/engine/garrett-tfe731-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LEAR 35LEAR
- Reported engine: GARRTT TFE73122B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990421017139I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON 04/21/99, N701AS, DEPARTED CHICAGO MIDWAY AIRPORT ENROUTE DES MOINES (DSM), IOWA. THE FLIGHT CREW WAS UNWABLE TO LAND AT DSM DUE TO WEATHER AND ELECTED TO DIVERT TO OMAHA, NEBRASKA. APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES EAST OF OMAHA, AT AN ALTITUDE OF 14,000 FEET, THE FLIGHT CREW NOTED A VIBRATION IN THE RIGHT HAND ENGINE AND ELECTED TO PERFORM A PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN OF THE GARRETT TFE-731-2B2 ENGINE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. INVESTIGATION DISCLOSED SEVERAL TURBINE BLADES WERE MISSING. AIR NET SYSTEMS ELECTED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AT THE TAC AIR FACILITY IN OMAHA ON 04/23/99. REVIEW OF THE ENGINE MAINTENANCE RECORDS FOR S/N 74356 ESTABLISHED AN ENGINE TT OF 15986.8 HOURS, 1149.6 SINCE CORE INSPECTION, AND 14328 CYCLES SINCE NEW.

## Other reports on N701AS (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19901026054269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901026054269I), Oct 26, 1990: Lear 35LEAR (N701AS), Dallas, TX. Left engine failure en route. Landed at destination without incident. Engine replaced.
- [Accident 19890718026449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890718026449A), Jul 18, 1989: Lear 35LEAR (N701AS), Des Moines, IA, Substantial damage. Landed on wet runway without using thrust reversers, hydroplaned and left the runway into mud. Hit concrete anchors
- [Incident 19880728055889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880728055889I), Jul 28, 1988: Lear 35LEAR (N701AS), Columbus, OH, Minor damage. Escape hatch opened on takeoff. Freight flew out and was ingested by engine. Returned. Hatch ok before takeoff.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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