26.3785° N, 80.1077° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at BOCA RATON (BCT), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
March 1, 2015 · 14:48 local
Place
Boca Raton, FL
Airport
Boca Raton Airport
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
6RXA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N821LC
Reported as
Learjet 45
Reported engine
Honeywell TFE731
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
13,000 total314 in this make and model167 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.
At 13K half way between srq and bct went through a cloud that produced turbulence and a good jolt that caused the autopilot to disconnect and display a fire on the #1 (left engine). Started the engine fire emergency checklist. Shut down the engine as per the qrh, fired both bottles as per the qrh and declared an emergency and landed at bct with no incident.
As the FAA filed it
AT 13K HALF WAY BETWEEN SRQ AND BCT WENT THROUGH A CLOUD THAT PRODUCED TURBULENCE AND A GOOD JOLT THAT CAUSED THE AUTOPILOT TO DISCONNECT AND DISPLAY A FIRE ON THE #1 (LEFT ENGINE). STARTED THE ENGINE FIRE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST. SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AS PER THE QRH, FIRED BOTH BOTTLES AS PER THE QRH AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED AT BCT WITH NO INCIDENT.