# Incident 20050416006069I: Lear 35A, Pittsburgh, PA, April 16, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 2005, 11:47 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: A8JA
- 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: N68QB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68QB-2016-09-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gates Learjet 35A (registry code 5170602, https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-learjet-35a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Garrett TFE731 series (registry code 29001, https://openairdocs.org/engine/garrett-tfe731-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LEAR 35A
- Reported engine: GARRTT TFE731*
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050416006069I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DESK AUDIT: ON APRIL 16, 2005, AT APPROXIMATELY 1147 LOCAL TIME, A LEARJET LR-35A, N68QB, CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 135, BY AMERICAN JET INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, DIVERTED TO PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (PIT), PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA DUE TO LOW HYDRAULIC PRESSURE. THE CREW HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION AND EMERGENCY BRAKES. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 28L WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT RESCUE FIRE FIGHTING (ARFF) UNITS HAD RESPONDED YET WERE NOT UTILIZED. AMERICAN JET INTERNATIONAL MAINTENANCE FOUND A LOOSE HYDRAULIC LINE ON THE NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR. THE LINE WAS TIGHTENED, SYSTEM CHECKS PERFORMED, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNE TO SERVICE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE CREW OR PASSENGERS. THE FLIGHT CREW'S ACTIONS OR LACK OF ACTIONS DID NOT CONTRIBUTE TO THIS INCIDENT. THIS CLOSES THE INVESTIGATION OF THIS INCIDENT AND NO FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED FROM THIS OFFICE.

## Other reports on N68QB (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20010724028409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010724028409I), Jul 24, 2001: Lear 35A (N68QB), Denver, CO. (-23) On July 24, 2001, N68QB, a Lear 35A lost hydraulic pressure after landing on runway 35R at apa. Braking power was lost as a result and it was necessary…

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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