# NTSB ERA16WA132: Learjet 60, Doha, Qatar, March 9, 2016

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: March 9, 2016, 18:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place: Doha, Qatar
- Coordinates: 25.273056, 51.608055 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.2731&lon=51.6081&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-cruise: Fire/smoke (non-impact)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 7 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 92848
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA16WA132
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/92848/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16WA132

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Enroute-cruise: Fire/smoke (non-impact)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 504 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On March 9, 2016, about 1800 universal coordinated time, a Learjet 60 XR, United Arab Emirates registration A6RJE, incurred minor damage during cruise flight near Hamad International Airport (OTHH), Doha, Qatar. The two pilots, one flight attendant and four passengers were not injured. The flight departed from King Khalid International Airport (OERK), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and was destined for Doha International Airport (OTBD), Doha Qatar. While in cruise flight at flight level 190, after the thermal wing anti-icing was selected to "ON" in preparation for descent, the flight attendant reported a bad odor, heat, and white smoke in the cabin. The flight subsequently diverted and landed uneventfully at OTHH. Examination of the airplane revealed a damaged coupling on the right wing anti-icing duct, located behind the right aft sidewall adjacent to the bulkhead, which resulted in a bleed air leak. This incident investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Qatar Civil Aviation Authority. Any further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Qatar Civil Aviation Authority Air Safety Department P.O. Box 3000 Doha, Qatar Email: Safety.Reports@caa.gov.qa http://www.caa.gov.qa/ This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by the Government of Qatar.

## Aircraft

- Registration: A6RJE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LEARJET 60 (XR)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 383
- Engines: turbo fan; turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Royal Jet LLC
- Registered owner: Royal Jet LLC
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Departed: OERK, Riyadh
- Destination: OTBD, Doha
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: OTHH, Hamad International Airport, runway 16R, 13,944 × 197 ft, asphalt
- Equipment: Stall warning system

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; injuries: none
- Co-pilot; injuries: none

## Weather



From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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