# Incident 19990928027299I: Lear 31A, Knoxville, TN, September 28, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 1999, 19:20 local time
- Place: Knoxville, TN
- Airport: Mc Ghee Tyson
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8111° N, 83.9941° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MC GHEE TYSON (TYS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8111&lon=-83.9941&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31TK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31TK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Learjet 31A (registry code 5170531, https://openairdocs.org/model/learjet-31a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Honeywell TFE731-2-3B (registry code 33879, https://openairdocs.org/engine/honeywell-tfe731-2-3b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LEAR 31A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990928027299I

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE ENROUTE FROM TRI TO ROG THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED INTO TYS DUE TO SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. THE PROBLEM WAS TRACED TO A FAILURE OF THE COCKPIT RECIRCULATING FAN.  THE CREW DISABLED THE FAN IAW THE MEL AND THE FLIGHT CONTINUED.  THE MECHANICS AT CHEROKEE AVIATION ASSISTED IN VERIFYING THE SOURCE OF THE SMOKE.

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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