# Incident 20090216003579I: Gulstm G1159A, Reno, NV, February 16, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 2009, 13:36 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Reno/Tahoe International
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4991° N, 119.7681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RENO/TAHOE INTL (RNO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4991&lon=-119.7681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N555GL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N555GL-2021-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gulfstream American G-1159A (registry code 3970109, https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-american-g-1159a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce RB511-8 (registry code 54221, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-rb511-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G1159A
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 250 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090216003579I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AFTER TAKEOFF AND RETURNED SAFELY TO AIRPORT.  POST INCIDENT INVESTIGATION DISCOVERED THAT THE APU ALTERNATOR SHAFT SEAL HAD FAILED AND WAS LEAKING OIL.  OIL MAY HAVE CONTACTED HOT SURFACES OF APU AND THEN ENTERED ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEM, UNABLE TO DETERMINE EXACT CAUSE.

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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