# Incident 20160912017179I: Learjet Inc 45, Concord, NC, September 12, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 2016, 14:15 local time
- Place: Concord, NC
- Airport: Concord Regional Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4088° N, 80.5795° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Concord, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4088&lon=-80.5795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22AX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22AX-2023-06-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Learjet 45 (registry code 5170805, https://openairdocs.org/model/learjet-45) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Garrett TFE731 series (registry code 29001, https://openairdocs.org/engine/garrett-tfe731-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LEARJET INC 45
- Reported engine: GARRETT TFE 731 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160912017179I

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2016, AT APPROXIMATELY 1339 HRS, LEARJET, N22AX, SER.NO. 101, DEPARTED FROM CONCORD REGIONAL AIRPORT (JQF) WITH 2 CREW AND 1 PASSENGER. THE AIRCRAFT FLEW TO THE WILMINGTON, NC AREA REACHING AN ALTITUDE OF 41,000 FT WHERE IT MADE A RIGHT TURN TO HEAD BACK TOWARD CONCORD, NC. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN A DESCENT TO 25,000 FT AS DIRECTED BY ATC. DURING THE DESCENT AT APPROXIMATELY 1415 HRS AND AN ALTITUDE OF 30,000 FT, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SHUDDER. THE CREW WORKED TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE AND THOUGHT IT TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE FLIGHT CONTROLS. AN IMMEDIATE LANDING AT FLORENCE REGIONAL AIRPORT WAS DISCUSSED AMONG THE CREW, HOWEVER THE SHUDDERING LESSENED AND THE CREW FLEW BACK TO JQF WHERE THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY. AFTER LANDING AND TAXIING TO THE RAMP, THE CREW NOTED THAT THE UPPER RIGHT ENGINE COWLING WAS MISSING FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND THE LOWER RIGHT COWLING WAS HANGING FROM THE 3 INBOARD COWLING ATTACH POINTS, STILL FULLY ATTACHED.

FAA INSPECTOR WAS ON SCENE AND DOCUMENTED THE AIRCRAFT PHOTOGRAPHICALLY.

A LEARJET FIELD SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE WAS CONTACTED BY THE OPERATOR AFTER LANDING. THE REP ARRIVED THE FOLLOWING DAY; INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND SUBMITTED INFORMATION TO BOMBARDIER ENGINEERING FOR EVALUATION OF THE DAMAGE AND RECOMMENDED REPAIR.

THE INVESTIGATING FAA INSPECTOR REQUESTED OF THE OPERATOR TO BE KEPT ADVISED OF ENGINEERINGS DETERMINATION AND THE OPERATOR AGREED.

AT THIS TIME, THE MISSING COWLING HAS NOT BEEN LOCATED/RECOVERED.

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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