What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on 2/5/95 at approx. 1900 EST, an Embraer Emb-120, registration N16702, being operated by Continental express as flight 3118 made a precautionary landing at Buffalo, NY after experiencing an asymmetrical flap retraction shortly after take-off, the crew retracted the flaps and the inboard flaps did not retract with the other flap segments resulting in a "flap asymmetry" indication in the cockpit. The crew made a precautionary landing at Buffalo without further incident and without damage to the aircraft or injury to any person. The flight had departed rochester, NY on 2/5/95 at approx. 1830 EST on an IFR flight to cleveland, OH. Maintenance determined that the malfunction was a result of contamination in the electrical connectors to the inboard flap actuators. This incident is considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON 2/5/95 AT APPROX. 1900 EST, AN EMBRAER EMB-120, REGISTRATION N16702, BEING OPERATED BY CONTINENTAL EXPRESS AS FLIGHT 3118 MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT BUFFALO, NY AFTER EXPERIENCING AN ASYMMETRICAL FLAP RETRACTION SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF, THE CREW RETRACTED THE FLAPS AND THE INBOARD FLAPS DID NOT RETRACT WITH THE OTHER FLAP SEGMENTS RESULTING IN A "FLAP ASYMMETRY" INDICATION IN THE COCKPIT. THE CREW MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT BUFFALO WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AND WITHOUT DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OR INJURY TO ANY PERSON. THE FLIGHT HAD DEPARTED ROCHESTER, NY ON 2/5/95 AT APPROX. 1830 EST ON AN IFR FLIGHT TO CLEVELAND, OH. MAINTENANCE DETERMINED THAT THE MALFUNCTION WAS A RESULT OF CONTAMINATION IN THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS TO THE INBOARD FLAP ACTUATORS. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.
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