# Incident 20011217033679I: Lear 45LEAR, Pittsburgh, PA, December 17, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 2001, 08:13 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4406° N, 79.9959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsburgh, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4406&lon=-79.9959&mi=10
- Aircraft: N742E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LEAR 45LEAR
- People aboard: 10
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011217033679I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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