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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Gates Learjet 35A · Deh, IA · January 22, 2013

Date
January 22, 2013 · 18:56 local
Place
Deh, IA
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
I77A
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N573LR
Reported as
Gates Learjet 35A
Reported engine
Garrett TFE-731 series
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
16,300 total4,625 in this make and model90 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Aircraft was at 31,000 feet when pilot declared emergency due to possible cabin pressurization problem. Pilot advised ATC he had traffic and needed emergency descent which was approved by ATC. Aircraft descended to 14,000 feet and continued flight to mdw and landed without incident.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS AT 31,000 FEET WHEN PILOT DECLARED EMERGENCY DUE TO POSSIBLE CABIN PRESSURIZATION PROBLEM. PILOT ADVISED ATC HE HAD TRAFFIC AND NEEDED EMERGENCY DESCENT WHICH WAS APPROVED BY ATC. AIRCRAFT DESCENDED TO 14,000 FEET AND CONTINUED FLIGHT TO MDW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.