# Incident 20110718017429I: Eclipse Aviation Corp EA500, Chandler, AZ, July 18, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 2011, 11:51 local time
- Place: Chandler, AZ
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3062° N, 111.8413° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chandler, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3062&lon=-111.8413&mi=10
- Aircraft: N233MT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N233MT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eclipse EA500 (registry code 3350000, https://openairdocs.org/model/eclipse-ea500) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ECLIPSE AVIATION CORP EA500
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 29,820 total, 410 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110718017429I

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FALCON FIELD IN MESA DESTINED FOR MEXICALI. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT LEVELED OFF AT 5000 FT ATC CLEARED THE FLIGHT FOR HIGHER. AS THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN ITS ASCENT AN UNUSUAL VIBRATION WAS FELT IN THE AFT CABIN OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE CREW MEMBER ABOARD WENT AFT AND DETERMINED THERE WAS A LOUD BANGING SOUND AFT OF THE CABIN BULKHEAD. THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT CHANDLER AIRPORT. THE DESCENT AND LANDING WAS CONDUCTED AS NORMAL TO RUNWAY 22L. AS THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AND BEGAN ROLL OUT THE RH WHEEL LOCKED AND THE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A HALT ON THE RUNWAY WITH NO FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OR AIRPORT TRAFFIC AREA.LATER IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE SOUND MADE IN-FLIGHT WAS RELATED TO AN ACCESS PANEL ON THE LH SIDE OF THE EMPENNAGE NEXT TO THE ENGINE NOT BEING SECURELY FASTENED PRIOR TO TAKEOFF.MAINTENANCE ACTIONS TAKEN TO REPAIR THE AIRCRAFT ARE AS FOLLOWS: RH BRAKE ASSEMBLY AND TIRE WERE REPLACED WITH NEW UNITS, LH BRAKE ASSEMBLY REPLACED WITH NEW. THE PILOT/MECHANIC STATES THAT HE HAS ENCOUNTERED ONE OTHER BRAKE LOCK-UP IN ANOTHER ECLIPSE AIRCRAFT AT APPROXIMATELY 400 HOURS OF FLIGHT TIME. THIS SITUATION HAS BEEN DISCUSSED WITH THE AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURER.THIS AIRCRAFT HAD RECENTLY UNDERGONE MAINTENANCE AT ALBUQUERQUE WHERE THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY HAD BEEN DETERMINED TO BE WORN BUT NOT BEYOND LIMITS. THE PILOT STATES THE AIRCRAFT HAD PERFORMED NORMALLY FOR 7 OR 8 LANDINGS AFTER THE LAST MAINTENANCE ACTION.  THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY WAS SENT BACK TO THE MANUFACTURER TO BE INSPECTED FOR FAILURE.THE PILOT/MECHANIC WILL SUBMIT A MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT REGARDING THE BRAKE LOCK-UP.

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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