BANKAIR INC.

Operated by BANKAIR INC (per NTSB report)

LEFT ENGINE EXPERIENCED AND LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY A VIBRATION AND FLAME OUT. PILOTS SHUTDOWN ENGINE IAW EMERGENCY PROCEDURES, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED AT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. WHEN ENGINE IS ROTATED BY HAND A GRINDING NOISE IS HEARD AND RESISTANCE IS FELT IN EITHER DIRECTION.

DURING FLIGHT PILOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE OF THE LEFT ENGINE. INITIATED INFLIGHT SHUT DOWN, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED AT RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT UNEVENTFUL. PILOT DID DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.

WHEN GEAR WAS SELECTED TO GEAR DOWN POSITION, GEAR DID NOT DEPLOY. PILOT HAD TO MANUALLY DEPLOY GEAR USING MANUAL EXTENSION. GEAR CAME DOWN AND LOCKED WITH ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL. PILOT THEN MADE A NORMAL LANDING AFTER DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.

DEPARTING , THE RT ENGINE BETA LIGHT CAME ON SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE WAS NOTED, THE OIL PRESSURE DID NOT DROP BELOW THE RED LINE BUT WAS IN THE YELLOW ARC. IAW EMERGENCY CHECK LIST RT ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN, DECLARED EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. (K)

OIL TANK CRACKED.

PITCH CONTROL JAMMED IN FLIGHT. SLIGHT MOVEMENT UP ABOUT 1 INCH CONTROL TRAVEL. A/C TRIED A FEW TIMES TO PITCH DOWN. A/P AND AVIONICS SWITCH OFF. LANDED WITH POWER CONTROLLING PITCH. T/S FOUND STICK SHAKER ON YOKE GETTING HUNG UP BY TERMINAL BOARD. RESECURED TERMINAL BOARD, OPS CHECK GOOD.

RT ENGINE SHUT DOWN IN FLIGHT. APPEARS TO BE A GEARBOX FAILURE OF SOME TYPE

RT ENGINE SHUT DOWN IN FLIGHT. APPEARS TO BE A GEARBOX FAILURE OF SOME TYPE

SUP RT ENGINE SHUT DOWN IN FLIGHT. APPEARS TO BE A GEARBOX FAILURE OF SOME TYPE

AIR CYCLE MACHINE TURBINE SEIZED UP CAUSING SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. THE AIR CYCLE MACHINE REQUIRED REPLACEMENT.

BINDING OF ELEVATOR FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM WITH RUBBING SOUND. DURING REMOVAL OF RIGHT HAND NOSE PANEL TO GAIN ACCESS TO BOB WEIGHT PANEL FOUND ONE BOLT SECURING BOB WEIGHT PANEL TO BE INCORRECT LENGTH AND TYPE PER THE LEAR 35/36 ILLUSTRATED PARTS CATALOG 27-33-05. REPLACED BOLT WITH CORRECT TYPE AND LENGTH. PERFORMED AN OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE ELEVATOR FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND IN ACCORDANCE WITH LEAR JET 35/36 MAINTENANCE MANUAL CHAPTER 27.

LT IB COWL LATCH FOR THE NR 2 ENGINE TOP COWL BROKE. VISUAL INSP REVEALED THE LATCH LINK ASSY BROKE INTO 2 PIECES.

CRACK WAS FOUNDING STARTING AT THE DOWL PIN HOLE OF THE BLADE CUFF.

THROTTLE CABLE BROKEN 12 INCHES FROM END OF CABLE. BROKEN AT AFT END OF FORWARD CABLE WHERE FORWARD CABLE ATTACHES TO AFT CABLE. (SO13200405891)

ON DEPARTURE, PILOT HEARD AN UNUSUAL NOISE WHEN GEARS CAME UP. EVERYTHING LOOKED OK. AFTER LANDING, PILOTS NOTICED ON WALK-AROUND ONE OF THE LEFT MAIN TIRES - ALL THE TREAD WAS GONE, SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. TIRE DID NOT GO FLAT. NEW TIRE, SECOND OCCURRENCE THIS MONTH. LANDINGS: APROX 20. (X)

FOUND BROKEN PART ON RAMP. INSPECTED AIRCRAFT ON RAMP AND NO PROBLEM FOUND. CALLED OUT STATION AND FOUND THE AIRCRAFT IN DALLAS HAD THE BROKEN FITTING ASSY. GROUNDED AIRCRAFT AND HAD IT REPAIRED BEFORE FLYING AIRCRAFT AGAIN.

DURING FLIGHT, PILOT LOST THE ABILITY TO CONTROL RIGHT ENGINE THROTTLE. THROTTLE CABLE WAS INTERNALLY BROKEN, INNER CABLE HAD CHAFED ON OUTER HOUSING AT ENGINE END OF CABLE.

RT ENGINE STARTED A SEVERE VIBRATION AND DC GENERATOR FAIL LIGHT CAME ON. TEMP RISING (OIL). SHUT DOWN ENGINE. TEAR DOWN REPORT FOUND EXPLODED STATOR WINDING. SWELLING OF THE WINDING MADE THE ROTOR BIND AND RUB AND CAUSED THE HOUSING TO BREAK. BOTH BEARINGS ARE IN GOOD CONDITION.