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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Gates Learjet 55 · Boca Raton, FL · March 5, 2013

Date
March 5, 2013 · 11:20 local
Place
Boca Raton, FL
Airport
Boca Raton
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N245MS
Reported as
Gates Learjet 55
Reported engine
Garrett TFE-731 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
28,000 total6,000 in this make and model250 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 March 5, 2013, at approximately 1100 hours aircraft Learjet 55, N245MS, s/n 077, air turnback to Boca Raton Airport (bct) due to the left engine fire warning light indication. The aircraft was on a 14 CFR 91 flight from bct to columbia metropolitan airport (cae). The pilot in command (PIC) stated that he received clearance from palm beach departure control to climb to 10,000 feet shortly after adding power to climb to the stated altitude the left engine fire warning light illuminated. The PIC performed the emergency checklist, the engine fire bottle was discharged, which automatically shutoff the left engine. An emergency was declared and the plane was vectored to bct runway 23. Aircraft landed normally and turned off the active with 2,000 feet remaining. There was no damage to the plane. The aircraft was then taxied to Boca aircraft maintenance for troubleshooting.

As the FAA filed it

ON MARCH 5, 2013, AT APPROXIMATELY 1100 HOURS AIRCRAFT LEARJET 55, N245MS, S/N 077, AIR TURNBACK TO BOCA RATON AIRPORT (BCT) DUE TO THE LEFT ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT INDICATION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A 14 CFR 91 FLIGHT FROM BCT TO COLUMBIA METROPOLITAN AIRPORT (CAE). THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) STATED THAT HE RECEIVED CLEARANCE FROM PALM BEACH DEPARTURE CONTROL TO CLIMB TO 10,000 FEET SHORTLY AFTER ADDING POWER TO CLIMB TO THE STATED ALTITUDE THE LEFT ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE PIC PERFORMED THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST, THE ENGINE FIRE BOTTLE WAS DISCHARGED, WHICH AUTOMATICALLY SHUTOFF THE LEFT ENGINE. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE PLANE WAS VECTORED TO BCT RUNWAY 23. AIRCRAFT LANDED NORMALLY AND TURNED OFF THE ACTIVE WITH 2,000 FEET REMAINING. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE PLANE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN TAXIED TO BOCA AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE FOR TROUBLESHOOTING.