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Incident

FAA incident report · Lear 35A · Las Vegas, NV · February 24, 2000

Date: February 24, 2000 · 09:04 local
Place: Las Vegas, NV
Airport: Mc Carran International
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N77NR
Reported as: Lear 35A
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,600 total350 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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On February 24, 2000 at 0904 PST local, Lear 35-A owned and operated by er aviation lc N77NR, enroute from salt lack city, UT. To oxnard, CA. Declared and emergency and diverted to (las) mccarran international airport due to smoke in the cockpit. The incident was caused by insulation that fell down on a bleed air line located at the wing heat duct. Spoke to the chief of maintenance and he will submit a malfunction or defect report to AFS-600. This incident is closed.

As the FAA filed it

ON FEBRUARY 24, 2000 AT 0904 PST LOCAL, LEAR 35-A OWNED AND OPERATED BY ER AVIATION LC N77NR, ENROUTE FROM SALT LACK CITY, UT. TO OXNARD, CA. DECLARED AND EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO (LAS) MCCARRAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT DUE TO SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. THE INCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY INSULATION THAT FELL DOWN ON A BLEED AIR LINE LOCATED AT THE WING HEAT DUCT. SPOKE TO THE CHIEF OF MAINTENANCE AND HE WILL SUBMIT A MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT TO AFS-600. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.