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A lear 55's drag chute deployed and departed the aircraft in flight. The crew discovered the chute missing after landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 872124 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201001 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Learjet 55 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Emergency Equipment |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Flight Engineer |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 75 Flight Crew Total 25606 Flight Crew Type 5125 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe |
Narrative:
Unknown reason for drag chute deployment on descent from FL400 to FL220. Heard a loud pop --had no idea why! Pressure okay; engines okay -- continued on to destination. After landing drag chute was missing. It was an apparent mechanical up latch failure. Owner will not reinstall drag chute. FAA change items 337 will be followed. In the many years of flying learjets have only used them for demonstration purposes; otherwise they are useless.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A Lear 55's drag chute deployed and departed the aircraft in flight. The crew discovered the chute missing after landing.
Narrative: Unknown reason for drag chute deployment on descent from FL400 to FL220. Heard a loud POP --had no idea why! Pressure okay; engines okay -- continued on to destination. After landing drag chute was missing. It was an apparent mechanical up latch failure. Owner will not reinstall drag chute. FAA change items 337 will be followed. In the many years of flying Learjets have only used them for demonstration purposes; otherwise they are useless.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.