# Incident 20000905026709I: Braero HS125700A, Las Vegas, NV, September 5, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 2000, 20:00 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: Mc Carran International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1750&lon=-115.1372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N161WC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BRAERO HS125700A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,960 total, 683 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000905026709I

## Narrative

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

(-23)09-05-00, HAWKER 125, N161WC, OWNED BY WC LEASING CORP. AND OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITT^ ENCOUNTERED AN ENGINE BLEED AIR VALVE MALFUNCTION AT CRUISE.  THE VALVE IS USED FOR COCKPIT HEAT EMERGENCY PURPOSES AND FAILED TO CLOSE WHEN THE SWITCH WAS PLACED IN THE CLOSED POSITION.  PILOT INITIATED IMMEDIATE DESENT FOR MCCARRAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (LAS), THIS ALLOWED A POWER REDUCTION THAT REDUCED HOT BLEED AIR ENTERING IN THE COCKPIT.  AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP.  MAINTENANCE FOUND THE FLIGHT DECK HEAT VALVE TO BE FAULTY AND REPLACED VALVE WITH LIKE ITEM.  MAINTENANCE WILL FOLLOW UP AND SUBMIT A M OR D REPORT ON THE MALFUNCTION AND THE FAULTY VALVE.  CASE CLOSED.

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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