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FAA incident report · Israel Aircraft Industries 1125 WESTWIND ASTRA · Alton, IL · December 21, 2022

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Date
December 21, 2022 · 07:55 local
Place
Alton, IL
Airport
St Louis Regional
Phase of flight
Unknown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N26BD
Reported as
Israel Aircraft Industries 1125 Westwind Astra
Reported engine
Garrett TFE731 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
31,000 total
N26BDRegistered now · Israel Aircraft Industries 1125 WESTWIND ASTRAS/N 062 · Built 1992Airframe modelIsrael Aircraft Industries 1125 WESTWIND ASTRAEngine modelGarrett TFE731 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

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

privacy data omitted Landed at kaln airport and realized that a refuel acess door assembly part number 25W362210-041 was opened and not secure. The refuel acess door assembly had minor damage that requires composite repair. A fairing aft of the door had superficial scraping that requires composite repair. It is undeterminable with the information gathered during the investigation to be able to know when or how the door came open or whether or not it was left open by the pilot in command or a ground fueling employee.

As the FAA filed it

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LANDED AT KALN AIRPORT AND REALIZED THAT A REFUEL ACESS DOOR ASSEMBLY PART NUMBER 25W362210-041 WAS OPENED AND NOT SECURE. THE REFUEL ACESS DOOR ASSEMBLY HAD MINOR DAMAGE THAT REQUIRES COMPOSITE REPAIR. A FAIRING AFT OF THE DOOR HAD SUPERFICIAL SCRAPING THAT REQUIRES COMPOSITE REPAIR. IT IS UNDETERMINABLE WITH THE INFORMATION GATHERED DURING THE INVESTIGATION TO BE ABLE TO KNOW WHEN OR HOW THE DOOR CAME OPEN OR WHETHER OR NOT IT WAS LEFT OPEN BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND OR A GROUND FUELING EMPLOYEE.