Incident · 2003-10-22

NTSB case DEN04IA014 · Learjet 45 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2003-10-22
Event type: Incident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Learjet 45 (N420FX)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Vestar Capital Partners Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Vestar Capital Partners

Probable cause

the failure of the airplane's spoiler system when used as speed brakes due to high resistances in the spoilers' actuator coils.

Source: NTSB case DEN04IA014

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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