# Incident 20070215004629I: Lear 35A, Albany, NY, February 15, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 2007, 14:30 local time
- Place: Albany, NY
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: CVGA
- Location: 42.6657° N, 73.7984° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albany, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6657&lon=-73.7984&mi=10
- Aircraft: N135DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N135DA-2013-03-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gates Learjet 35A (registry code 5170602, https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-learjet-35a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LEAR 35A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070215004629I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 02/15/2007, DURING REPOSITIONING FLIGHT FROM KPWM TO KCVG, FLIGHT CREW NOTICED SMOKE RADIATE IN THE AREA OF THE LEFT SIDE TRAY TABLE IN THE CABIN. CREW THEN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO KALB. CVGA MAINTENANCE TRACED THE PROBLEM TO A FAILED GASKET IN THE FUSELAGE EXIT DUCT (WING ANTI-ICE) TRANSVERSE DUCT ASSEMBLY. GASKET WAS REPLACED FOLLOWED BY AN OPERATIONAL LEAK CHECK OF THE SYSTEM. NO FAULTS WERE OBSERVED WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANTI-ICE SYSTEM. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE WITHOUT FURTHER DIFFICULTY.

## Other reports on N135DA (1)

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

- [Incident 20040321006979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040321006979I), Mar 21, 2004: Lear 35A (N135DA), Indianapolis, IN. (-23) Aircraft was enroute from cvg with crew only to pickup passengers. Cabin altitude light illuminated at FL370. Cabin rate was over 2000 fpm. Cabin…

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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