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FAA incident report · Bombardier BD-100-1A10 · Grand Rapids, MI · September 19, 2016

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Date
September 19, 2016 · 19:45 local
Place
Grand Rapids, MI
Airport
Gerald R. Ford
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
J7SA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N521FX
Reported as
Bombardier BD-100-1A10
Reported engine
Honeywell AS907-1-1A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

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What happened

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On September 19, 2016 at 1945 eastern daylight time, a Bombardier challenger 300 aircraft, N521FX, registered to flex jet LLC and operated by an airline transport pilot, received minor damage when it lost hydraulic fluid due to the LH pressure manifold case leaking. Visual meteorological conditions and gusty winds prevailed at the time of the incident. The business flight was being conducted under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations (CFR) part 91 with a flight plan. The pilot and first officer were uninjured. The flight originated from saint louis (kstl) enroute to muskegon (kmkg) and diverted to Grand Rapids (kgrr).

According to the captain while the aircraft was configuring for landing they noticed a left hydraulic failure light. The crew decided to divert to grr due to runway length. The hydraulic failure resulted in the loss of the normal gear extension, nose wheel steering and normal braking. On approach the crew followed the checklist and used the emergency gear extension procedure. On landing, both right main tires and the left inboard tire were blown.

As the FAA filed it

ON SEPTEMBER 19, 2016 AT 1945 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A BOMBARDIER CHALLENGER 300 AIRCRAFT, N521FX, REGISTERED TO FLEX JET LLC AND OPERATED BY AN AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT, RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE WHEN IT LOST HYDRAULIC FLUID DUE TO THE LH PRESSURE MANIFOLD CASE LEAKING. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND GUSTY WINDS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE BUSINESS FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91 WITH A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT AND FIRST OFFICER WERE UNINJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM SAINT LOUIS (KSTL) ENROUTE TO MUSKEGON (KMKG) AND DIVERTED TO GRAND RAPIDS (KGRR).

ACCORDING TO THE CAPTAIN WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONFIGURING FOR LANDING THEY NOTICED A LEFT HYDRAULIC FAILURE LIGHT. THE CREW DECIDED TO DIVERT TO GRR DUE TO RUNWAY LENGTH. THE HYDRAULIC FAILURE RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF THE NORMAL GEAR EXTENSION, NOSE WHEEL STEERING AND NORMAL BRAKING. ON APPROACH THE CREW FOLLOWED THE CHECKLIST AND USED THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURE. ON LANDING, BOTH RIGHT MAIN TIRES AND THE LEFT INBOARD TIRE WERE BLOWN.