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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Gates Learjet 35A · Fort Lauderdale, FL · February 25, 2013

Date
February 25, 2013 · 11:00 local
Place
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Airport
Fort Lauderdale Executive
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
O2JA
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N131AJ
Reported as
Gates Learjet 35A
Reported engine
AiResearch TFE731 series
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
11,000 total150 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.

On February 25th, N131AJ a lear 35A on an air ambulance flight with 2 pax, departed kfxe for toronto Canada. After climbing through 7,000MSL, the circuit breaker for the RH engine mod valve popped and aircraft pressurization went into emergency mode. The crew followed procedures and reset circuit breaker, systems returned to normal and the crew continued the climb, minutes later the circuit breaker popped a second time, the aircraft pressurization went into emergency mode again. The crew informed ATC of the situation and returned to kfxe.

As the FAA filed it

ON FEBRUARY 25TH, N131AJ A LEAR 35A ON AN AIR AMBULANCE FLIGHT WITH 2 PAX, DEPARTED KFXE FOR TORONTO CANADA. AFTER CLIMBING THROUGH 7,000MSL, THE CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR THE RH ENGINE MOD VALVE POPPED AND AIRCRAFT PRESSURIZATION WENT INTO EMERGENCY MODE. THE CREW FOLLOWED PROCEDURES AND RESET CIRCUIT BREAKER, SYSTEMS RETURNED TO NORMAL AND THE CREW CONTINUED THE CLIMB, MINUTES LATER THE CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED A SECOND TIME, THE AIRCRAFT PRESSURIZATION WENT INTO EMERGENCY MODE AGAIN. THE CREW INFORMED ATC OF THE SITUATION AND RETURNED TO KFXE.

Other reports on N131AJ · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.