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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Lear 55LEAR · Omaha, NE · May 4, 2008

Date: May 4, 2008 · 13:10 local
Place: Omaha, NE
Airport: Eppley Airfield
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: ET7A
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N905RL
Reported as: Lear 55LEAR
Reported engine: Garrett TFE731*
People aboard: 6
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) At 1810 UTC at Eppley Airfield in Omaha, Nebraska, a Learjet LR-55, N905RL, s/n 074 on a 135 air charter flight was taxiing for departure and reported smoke in the cabin to oma ground control. The aircraft was shut down and six people evacuated without injury. Airport fire and rescue found no evidence of smoke or fire damage. Aircraft maintenance personnel at Eppley airport found a defective cockpit blower motor to be the source of the smoke. The item was deferred and the aircraft returned to home base in van nuys, California, for maintenance.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AT 1810 UTC AT EPPLEY AIRFIELD IN OMAHA, NEBRASKA, A LEARJET LR-55, N905RL, S/N 074 ON A 135 AIR CHARTER FLIGHT WAS TAXIING FOR DEPARTURE AND REPORTED SMOKE IN THE CABIN TO OMA GROUND CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SHUT DOWN AND SIX PEOPLE EVACUATED WITHOUT INJURY. AIRPORT FIRE AND RESCUE FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE OR FIRE DAMAGE. AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL AT EPPLEY AIRPORT FOUND A DEFECTIVE COCKPIT BLOWER MOTOR TO BE THE SOURCE OF THE SMOKE. THE ITEM WAS DEFERRED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO HOME BASE IN VAN NUYS, CALIFORNIA, FOR MAINTENANCE.