# Incident 19900805050509I: Emb EMB120RT, Houston, TX, August 5, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1990, 17:15 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Houston Intercontinental Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BRIA
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12705, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12705-1999-07-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer EMB-120ER (registry code 3260203, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-120er) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMB EMB120RT
- Reported engine: PWA PW118
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,730 total, 970 in this make and model, 220 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900805050509I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT ENGINE FIRE HOLDING FOR TAKEOFF. EXTINGUISHED FIRE. AUXILIARY GENERATOR FAILED DUE TO LOOSE CLAMP.

## Other reports on N12705 (2)

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

- [Incident 19981003034979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981003034979I), Oct 3, 1998: Emb EMB120 (N12705), Syracuse, NY. On Saturday, October 3, 1998, Continental express flight 3189, an Emb-120, departed syr bound for cleveland. During climb-out, all three landing gear failed to…
- [Incident 19940508022559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940508022559I), May 8, 1994: Emb EMB120RT (N12705), Rochester, NY. Hydraulic overheat light on approach. Replaced hydaulic pump. Light lite again next leg. Replaced thermal switch.

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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