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Incident

FAA incident report · EMB EMB120RT · Houston, TX · December 9, 1992

Date: December 9, 1992 · 15:48 local
Place: Houston, TX
Airport: Houston Intercontinental Airport
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: BRIA
Aircraft: N16729
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW93IA048
Reported as: EMB EMB120RT
People aboard: 18
Fatal injuries: 0

N16729Registration cancelled Oct 25, 2007 · Embraer EMB-120ERS/N 120.185 · Built 1990 Airframe modelEmbraer EMB-120ER Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PW118Turbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Vibration in aircraft after takeoff. Returned. Found upper aileron vane missing due to improper maintenance.

As the FAA filed it

VIBRATION IN AIRCRAFT AFTER TAKEOFF. RETURNED. FOUND UPPER AILERON VANE MISSING DUE TO IMPROPER MAINTENANCE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW93IA048Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportHouston, TXThe assigned mechanic's failure to reinstall the attachment screws and the quality inspector's inadequate inspection of the completed work. A factor was the complacency of the maintenance personnel.Dec 9, 1992 · No damage

Other reports on N16729 · 2

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

Incident 19950409009369IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Rochester, NYNarrative: on April 9, 1995 at approximately 2127 EDT an Emb-120, N16729, operated by cont. Express experienced a fire extinguisher discharge in the cockpit and diverted to roc int'l airport and landed without incident. Maintenance personnel found the…Apr 9, 1995 · Reported as EMB EMB120RT Incident 19920412012389IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Binghamton, NYRight windshield outer layer shattered in flight. Diverted to Binghamton. Landed safely.Apr 12, 1992 · Reported as EMB EMB120RT · Minor damage