An oversized screw has been blamed for grounding a company’s Learjet in 2014.
The trouble started for Jackpot Jet LLC of Fort Bend County, Texas, after it bought a Learjet 31A in 2012 and hired Rose Aircraft Services Inc. of Mena to install a new interior and give it a paint job, according to Jackpot’s lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Fort Smith.
But as the plane was being prepared for a flight in 2014, several of its essential electrical systems stopped working.
Jackpot Jet said it determined that “an oversized machine screw in a concealed location behind an interior table in the cabin” pierced a wire bundle, causing the problems.
Jackpot Jet said the electrical system caused “substantial damage” to the plane and kept it grounded and unusable “for an extended period of time.”
It is suing for several counts, including negligence and breach of contract. It is seeking an unspecified amount of damages.
In its court filing, Rose denied the allegations of wrongdoing. It said that it performed the work “in a good and workmanlike manner and that the aircraft was airworthy and ready to return to service.”
It asked that the case be dismissed.
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