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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Learjet LR-35 · Ft. Lauderdale, FL · October 12, 2012

Date: October 12, 2012 · 09:14 local
Place: Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Airport: Fort Lauderdale Executive
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: YV499T
Reported as: Learjet LR-35
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

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What happened

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On October 12, 2012, aircraft with a venezuelan registration, YV499T departed Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (fxe) for a test flight. After the test flight was accomplished, during descent to fxe, pilot's ess bus circuit breaker (cb) popped resulting in a loss of all DC essential powered cockpit systems, including all communication and flight instruments. The ess bus cb was reset and all pilot/copilot and DC essential power was restored, an emergency was declared to miami ARTCC. The aircraft was configured for landing with gear down, flaps 20. After 5-8 minutes, the pilot's ess bus cb popped for the second time, resulting in the loss of all DC essential powered cockpit systems. Upon reaching final approach (praiz, ILS runway 08), the ess bus cb was reset for landing without further occurrence.

As the FAA filed it

ON OCTOBER 12, 2012, AIRCRAFT WITH A VENEZUELAN REGISTRATION, YV499T DEPARTED FORT LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (FXE) FOR A TEST FLIGHT. AFTER THE TEST FLIGHT WAS ACCOMPLISHED, DURING DESCENT TO FXE, PILOT'S ESS BUS CIRCUIT BREAKER (CB) POPPED RESULTING IN A LOSS OF ALL DC ESSENTIAL POWERED COCKPIT SYSTEMS, INCLUDING ALL COMMUNICATION AND FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS. THE ESS BUS CB WAS RESET AND ALL PILOT/COPILOT AND DC ESSENTIAL POWER WAS RESTORED, AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED TO MIAMI ARTCC. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONFIGURED FOR LANDING WITH GEAR DOWN, FLAPS 20. AFTER 5-8 MINUTES, THE PILOT'S ESS BUS CB POPPED FOR THE SECOND TIME, RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF ALL DC ESSENTIAL POWERED COCKPIT SYSTEMS. UPON REACHING FINAL APPROACH (PRAIZ, ILS RUNWAY 08), THE ESS BUS CB WAS RESET FOR LANDING WITHOUT FURTHER OCCURRENCE.