# Incident 20150301002199I: Learjet Inc 45, Boca Raton, FL, March 1, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 2015, 14:48 local time
- Place: Boca Raton, FL
- Airport: Boca Raton Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: 6RXA
- Location: 26.3785° N, 80.1077° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BOCA RATON (BCT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.3785&lon=-80.1077&mi=10
- Aircraft: N821LC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LEARJET INC 45
- Reported engine: HONEYWELL TFE731
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 314 in this make and model, 167 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150301002199I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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