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FAA incident report · Learjet 31 · Houston, TX · March 30, 2015

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Date
March 30, 2015 · 14:30 local
Place
Houston, TX
Airport
Houston Hobby
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N90WA
Reported as
Learjet 31
Reported engine
AiResearch TFE731 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
7,530 total
N90WARegistered now · Learjet 31S/N 028 · Built 1990Airframe modelLearjet 31Engine modelAiResearch TFE731 seriesTurbo-jet

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What happened

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

Maintenance had been performed on the aircraft in the nose compartment area and the aircraft had been approved for return to service following this maintenance. The certificated mechanic with airframe and powerplant ratings failed to securely fasten the nose compartment panel. The pilot privacy data omitted flew the aircraft 3 days after the aircraft was approved for return to service. The nose compartment panel departed the aircraft in flight. There were no injuries related to this incident.

As the FAA filed it

MAINTENANCE HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON THE AIRCRAFT IN THE NOSE COMPARTMENT AREA AND THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE FOLLOWING THIS MAINTENANCE. THE CERTIFICATED MECHANIC WITH AIRFRAME AND POWERPLANT RATINGS FAILED TO SECURELY FASTEN THE NOSE COMPARTMENT PANEL. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FLEW THE AIRCRAFT 3 DAYS AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE. THE NOSE COMPARTMENT PANEL DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT IN FLIGHT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES RELATED TO THIS INCIDENT.