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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Lear 25D · Bedford, MA · March 3, 2003

Date: March 3, 2003 · 18:45 local
Place: Bedford, MA
Airport: Laurence G Hanscom Fld
Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N95BP
Reported as: Lear 25D
Reported engine: GE CJ610*
Pilot’s flight hours: 23,600 total

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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 landed at Bedford (bed) and asked for ground power while discharging a passenger. Refueled, started engines and gave ground power disconnect signal to the signature ground person. Aircraft was then given taxi signal and while taxing was told by tower to check the epu (external power unit) area for damage. Damage was found and aircraft returned to signature ramp. Aircraft flew to fll on March 5, 2003 after repairs were made. Bombardier maintenance personnel were involved in clearing the aircraft to fly as well as troy milton, director of maintenance for diamond aviation of deland, Florida.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT LANDED AT BEDFORD (BED) AND ASKED FOR GROUND POWER WHILE DISCHARGING A PASSENGER. REFUELED, STARTED ENGINES AND GAVE GROUND POWER DISCONNECT SIGNAL TO THE SIGNATURE GROUND PERSON. AIRCRAFT WAS THEN GIVEN TAXI SIGNAL AND WHILE TAXING WAS TOLD BY TOWER TO CHECK THE EPU (EXTERNAL POWER UNIT) AREA FOR DAMAGE. DAMAGE WAS FOUND AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SIGNATURE RAMP. AIRCRAFT FLEW TO FLL ON MARCH 5, 2003 AFTER REPAIRS WERE MADE. BOMBARDIER MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL WERE INVOLVED IN CLEARING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLY AS WELL AS TROY MILTON, DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE FOR DIAMOND AVIATION OF DELAND, FLORIDA.