# Incident 20130225001979I: Gates Learjet Corp. 35A, Fort Lauderdale, FL, February 25, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 2013, 11:00 local time
- Place: Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Airport: Fort Lauderdale Executive
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: O2JA
- Location: 26.1973° N, 80.1707° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FORT LAUDERDALE EXEC (FXE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1973&lon=-80.1707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N131AJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N131AJ-2023-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gates Learjet 35A (registry code 5170602, https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-learjet-35a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TFE731 series (registry code 01518, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tfe731-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GATES LEARJET CORP. 35A
- Reported engine: AIRESEARCH TFE731 SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130225001979I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Incident 20110925024169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110925024169I), Sep 25, 2011: Gates Learjet Corp. 35A (N131AJ), Saint Croix, VI, Minor damage. On September 25th 2011 Learjet 35A N131AJ blew a tire on take-off from Saint Croix VI. The aircraft diverted to san jaun and landed safely. The aircraft…

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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