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FAA incident report · Lear 31A · Atlantic City, NJ · April 18, 2003

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Date
April 18, 2003 · 17:00 local
Place
Atlantic City, NJ
Airport
Atlantic City International
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
J22A
Aircraft
N722JS
Reported as
Lear 31A
People aboard
6
Fatal injuries
0

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What happened

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(-23) On April 18, 2003, 1700 EDT, a Lear jet model LR-31-A, s/n 31A-109, N722JS, operated jetsmart inc., experienced a decompression at flight level 310. The pilot declared an emergency, and landed at the Atlantic City airport with ARFF standing by. The aircraft landed without incident and taxied to the ramp. Maintenance personnel inspected the aircraft, and found the lower cabin door seal had been installed prior to this flight. The door seal did not have the required holes installed per the Lear jet maintenance manual. The contract mechanic installed the holes in accordance with the maintenance manual, and pressurized the aircraft with the engines, with no defects noted. The aircraft was returned to service and moved to an Bombardier aerospace, FAA 145 repair station service center, for more testing. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and an IFR flight plan was filed. The aircraft was not damaged and there were no injuries. The flight originated at bridgeport, Connecticut (kbdr). This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON APRIL 18, 2003, 1700 EDT, A LEAR JET MODEL LR-31-A, S/N 31A-109, N722JS, OPERATED JETSMART INC., EXPERIENCED A DECOMPRESSION AT FLIGHT LEVEL 310. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, AND LANDED AT THE ATLANTIC CITY AIRPORT WITH ARFF STANDING BY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT, AND FOUND THE LOWER CABIN DOOR SEAL HAD BEEN INSTALLED PRIOR TO THIS FLIGHT. THE DOOR SEAL DID NOT HAVE THE REQUIRED HOLES INSTALLED PER THE LEAR JET MAINTENANCE MANUAL. THE CONTRACT MECHANIC INSTALLED THE HOLES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MAINTENANCE MANUAL, AND PRESSURIZED THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE ENGINES, WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AND MOVED TO AN BOMBARDIER AEROSPACE, FAA 145 REPAIR STATION SERVICE CENTER, FOR MORE TESTING. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT (KBDR). THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.