20131219025049I

Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Gates Lear Jet 36A · December 19, 2013

Date: December 19, 2013 · 09:15 local
Airport: Marshall Islands International
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N82GG
Reported as: Gates Lear Jet 36A
Reported engine: Garrett TFE-731 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N82GGRegistration cancelled Jun 3, 2020 · Gates Lear Jet 36AS/N 040 · Built 1978 Airframe modelGates Lear Jet 36A Engine modelGarrett TFE731 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

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

The aircraft was repositioning from oakland, CA to manila, philippines. The aircraft departed marjuro after a fuel stop at approximately 0900 on dec 19, 2013. The pilots first smelled then saw smoke in the cabin after the heard what the PIC described as a pop. The crew returned to marjuro without further incident. Further examination of the cabin after landing revealed that the computer for the camera mounted on the aircraft was the source of the smoke and electrical burning smell. The current limiter for the camera system opened the electrical contact to the camera system upon the computer failure. A pc board in the computer unit failed.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT WAS REPOSITIONING FROM OAKLAND, CA TO MANILA, PHILIPPINES. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED MARJURO AFTER A FUEL STOP AT APPROXIMATELY 0900 ON DEC 19, 2013. THE PILOTS FIRST SMELLED THEN SAW SMOKE IN THE CABIN AFTER THE HEARD WHAT THE PIC DESCRIBED AS A POP. THE CREW RETURNED TO MARJURO WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. FURTHER EXAMINATION OF THE CABIN AFTER LANDING REVEALED THAT THE COMPUTER FOR THE CAMERA MOUNTED ON THE AIRCRAFT WAS THE SOURCE OF THE SMOKE AND ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL. THE CURRENT LIMITER FOR THE CAMERA SYSTEM OPENED THE ELECTRICAL CONTACT TO THE CAMERA SYSTEM UPON THE COMPUTER FAILURE. A PC BOARD IN THE COMPUTER UNIT FAILED.