# Incident 19900408016299I: Aerosp ATR42300, New York, NY, April 8, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1990, 14:59 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: John F Kennedy International
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: PAYA
- Location: 40.6399° N, 73.7787° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JOHN F KENNEDY INTL (JFK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6399&lon=-73.7787&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4206G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4206G-1999-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale/Aeritalia ATR 42-300 (registry code 8680920, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-aeritalia-atr-42-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP ATR42300
- People aboard: 28
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900408016299I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LEFT MAIN UNLOCK WARNING CAME ON WHEN POWER REDUCED. FOUND A FAULTY AVIONICS BOX AND MAIN WEIGHT WHEEL SWITCH.

## Other reports on N4206G (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19900604026059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900604026059I), Jun 4, 1990: Aerosp ATR42300 (N4206G), Buffalo, NY. Smoke in cockpit when air conditioning packs turned on. Returned. Suspect oil had gotten in pack.
- [Incident 19900424036149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900424036149I), Apr 24, 1990: Aerosp ATR42300 (N4206G), New York, NY. NR1 engine failed light en route. Returned and landed. Engine removed for examination.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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