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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Gulfstream Aerospace G-1159A · Kenner, LA · August 19, 2012

Date: August 19, 2012 · 17:18 local
Place: Kenner, LA
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N794ME
Reported as: Gulfstream Aerospace G-1159A
Reported engine: Rolls-Royce SPEY MK 511SR
People aboard: 11
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 16,200 total8,600 in this make and model90 in the last 90 days

N794MERegistration cancelled Nov 17, 2016 · Gulfstream Aerospace G-1159AS/N 483 Airframe modelGulfstream Aerospace G-1159A Engine modelRolls-Royce SPEY MK 511SRTurbo-jet

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft had attained a speed of about 75 knots. Pilot noticed that left engine was not developing full power. Pilot rejected takeoff. After the pilot taxied off the runway, he was informed that his left main gear tire was on fire. He evacuated his passengers and crew from the aircraft. He examined the left inboard tire and found that it had deflated because of the "fuse plug" within the wheel and had touched the brake disk, causing the tire to ignite. The fire extinguished itself and the aircraft was towed to the FBO to determine the cause of the power failure. On examination, it was discovered that the inlet guide vanes were sticking. The vanes were lubricated and the problem was resolved. The aircraft will be returned to service upon the replacement of the left inboard main wheel.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT HAD ATTAINED A SPEED OF ABOUT 75 KNOTS. PILOT NOTICED THAT LEFT ENGINE WAS NOT DEVELOPING FULL POWER. PILOT REJECTED TAKEOFF. AFTER THE PILOT TAXIED OFF THE RUNWAY, HE WAS INFORMED THAT HIS LEFT MAIN GEAR TIRE WAS ON FIRE. HE EVACUATED HIS PASSENGERS AND CREW FROM THE AIRCRAFT. HE EXAMINED THE LEFT INBOARD TIRE AND FOUND THAT IT HAD DEFLATED BECAUSE OF THE "FUSE PLUG" WITHIN THE WHEEL AND HAD TOUCHED THE BRAKE DISK, CAUSING THE TIRE TO IGNITE. THE FIRE EXTINGUISHED ITSELF AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE FBO TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE POWER FAILURE. ON EXAMINATION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE INLET GUIDE VANES WERE STICKING. THE VANES WERE LUBRICATED AND THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED. THE AIRCRAFT WILL BE RETURNED TO SERVICE UPON THE REPLACEMENT OF THE LEFT INBOARD MAIN WHEEL.