20011217033679I

Incident

FAA incident report · Lear 45LEAR · Pittsburgh, PA · December 17, 2001

Date: December 17, 2001 · 08:13 local
Place: Pittsburgh, PA
Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N742E
Reported as: Lear 45LEAR
People aboard: 10
Fatal injuries: 0

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On 12/16/01 while enroute from richmond hts. Ohio to william north carolina, Lear jet LR-45 N742E develop a high frequency buzz. The flight crew elected to divert to Pittsburgh international airport. The aircraft landed and taxied to the ramp without further incident. An environmental (rain) seal was found missing from the left windshield. Note: aircraft pressurization was not effected. Company maintenance personnel (eaton leasing corp.) and Lear jet technical personnel evaluated the windshield; it was decided to change the windshield during the replacement of the seal. The aircraft was returned to service 3 days later. The chief of maintenance will send in a maintenance difficulty report (m or d). Submission of this report closes this incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 12/16/01 WHILE ENROUTE FROM RICHMOND HTS. OHIO TO WILLIAM NORTH CAROLINA, LEAR JET LR-45 N742E DEVELOP A HIGH FREQUENCY BUZZ. THE FLIGHT CREW ELECTED TO DIVERT TO PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AN ENVIRONMENTAL (RAIN) SEAL WAS FOUND MISSING FROM THE LEFT WINDSHIELD. NOTE: AIRCRAFT PRESSURIZATION WAS NOT EFFECTED. COMPANY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL (EATON LEASING CORP.) AND LEAR JET TECHNICAL PERSONNEL EVALUATED THE WINDSHIELD; IT WAS DECIDED TO CHANGE THE WINDSHIELD DURING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE SEAL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE 3 DAYS LATER. THE CHIEF OF MAINTENANCE WILL SEND IN A MAINTENANCE DIFFICULTY REPORT (M OR D). SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT.