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FAA incident report · Lear 25B · Nashville, TN · August 14, 2002

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Date
August 14, 2002 · 09:00 local
Place
Nashville, TN
Airport
Nashville International Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
PISA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N350JH
Reported as
Lear 25B
Reported engine
GE CJ610*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
17,000 total6,000 in this make and model90 in the last 90 days
N350JHRegistration cancelled May 19, 2015 · Gates Lear Jet 25BS/N 200 · Built 1975Airframe modelGates Lear Jet 25BEngine modelGE CJ610-SER seriesTurbo-jet

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What happened

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

(-23) Pilot was executing a normal takeoff. Approaching v-rotation speed (approx. 120-125 knots) pilot says he heard a loud crack like a rifle shot then a loud boom. Aircraft tired to swerve left and pilot realized the right engine was no longer running. Pilot was able to keep aircraft under control and stop aircraft by the end of runway. Upon stopping, he cleaned up the right engine by turning fuel and generator off then requested to taxi to the ramp. Pilot taxied aircraft to Nashville jet center where he shut number two engine down. My visual inspection of the number one engine revealed complete failure of all visible compressor discs. The guide vanes were all broken from the back with the exception of one which had visible damage on the front. The vane with damage to the front was situated at the 5 o'clock position as you are looking into the engine inlet. The majority of the failed blade and disk debris was thrown back out the front of the engine and was resting in the inlet. There were some minor metal particles on the tail pipe which had come through the engine. Given the amount of damage to the engine, it is not possible for me to determine what caused the failure. privacy data omittedprivacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS EXECUTING A NORMAL TAKEOFF. APPROACHING V-ROTATION SPEED (APPROX. 120-125 KNOTS) PILOT SAYS HE HEARD A LOUD CRACK LIKE A RIFLE SHOT THEN A LOUD BOOM. AIRCRAFT TIRED TO SWERVE LEFT AND PILOT REALIZED THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS NO LONGER RUNNING. PILOT WAS ABLE TO KEEP AIRCRAFT UNDER CONTROL AND STOP AIRCRAFT BY THE END OF RUNWAY. UPON STOPPING, HE CLEANED UP THE RIGHT ENGINE BY TURNING FUEL AND GENERATOR OFF THEN REQUESTED TO TAXI TO THE RAMP. PILOT TAXIED AIRCRAFT TO NASHVILLE JET CENTER WHERE HE SHUT NUMBER TWO ENGINE DOWN. MY VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE NUMBER ONE ENGINE REVEALED COMPLETE FAILURE OF ALL VISIBLE COMPRESSOR DISCS. THE GUIDE VANES WERE ALL BROKEN FROM THE BACK WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ONE WHICH HAD VISIBLE DAMAGE ON THE FRONT. THE VANE WITH DAMAGE TO THE FRONT WAS SITUATED AT THE 5 O'CLOCK POSITION AS YOU ARE LOOKING INTO THE ENGINE INLET. THE MAJORITY OF THE FAILED BLADE AND DISK DEBRIS WAS THROWN BACK OUT THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE AND WAS RESTING IN THE INLET. THERE WERE SOME MINOR METAL PARTICLES ON THE TAIL PIPE WHICH HAD COME THROUGH THE ENGINE. GIVEN THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE, IT IS NOT POSSIBLE FOR ME TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. ^PRIVACY^^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^