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FAA incident report · Raythn 390 · Van Nuys, CA · November 14, 2003

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Date
November 14, 2003 · 03:19 local
Place
Van Nuys, CA
Airport
Van Nuys Airport
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N205BC
Reported as
Raythn 390
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,500 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) After landing at reno, Nevada on 11/13/2003 and blowing out the main tires due to a wow switch rigging problem that resulted in the following squawks (no brakes, lift dump, left and right stall failer, speed brake failer, anti-skid failer). Maintenance crews were dispatched to change the tires and brake assy. And trouble shoot the maintenance items. The maintenance items were not signed off by the maintenance crew before N205BC was test flown from reno. During the test flight take off all of the previous problems reappeared along with the inability to retract the landing gear. Instead of landing at reno for further trouble shooting Mr. Schiller elected to fly N205BC stiff legged with the above degraded systems to Raytheon Van Nuys, CA facility for further t/s. Mr. Schiller did not declare an emergency but described the degraded systems to air traffic control and the Van Nuys tower, inspiring the vny tower to close vanowen ave at the south end of the airport and roll the fire trucks.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AFTER LANDING AT RENO, NEVADA ON 11/13/2003 AND BLOWING OUT THE MAIN TIRES DUE TO A WOW SWITCH RIGGING PROBLEM THAT RESULTED IN THE FOLLOWING SQUAWKS (NO BRAKES, LIFT DUMP, LEFT AND RIGHT STALL FAILER, SPEED BRAKE FAILER, ANTI-SKID FAILER). MAINTENANCE CREWS WERE DISPATCHED TO CHANGE THE TIRES AND BRAKE ASSY. AND TROUBLE SHOOT THE MAINTENANCE ITEMS. THE MAINTENANCE ITEMS WERE NOT SIGNED OFF BY THE MAINTENANCE CREW BEFORE N205BC WAS TEST FLOWN FROM RENO. DURING THE TEST FLIGHT TAKE OFF ALL OF THE PREVIOUS PROBLEMS REAPPEARED ALONG WITH THE INABILITY TO RETRACT THE LANDING GEAR. INSTEAD OF LANDING AT RENO FOR FURTHER TROUBLE SHOOTING MR. SCHILLER ELECTED TO FLY N205BC STIFF LEGGED WITH THE ABOVE DEGRADED SYSTEMS TO RAYTHEON VAN NUYS, CA FACILITY FOR FURTHER T/S. MR. SCHILLER DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY BUT DESCRIBED THE DEGRADED SYSTEMS TO AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL AND THE VAN NUYS TOWER, INSPIRING THE VNY TOWER TO CLOSE VANOWEN AVE AT THE SOUTH END OF THE AIRPORT AND ROLL THE FIRE TRUCKS.