# Incident 19950312008729I: Aerosp ATR42320, Albany, NY, March 12, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 1995, 09:50 local time
- Place: Albany, NY
- Airport: Albany County
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 42.7491° N, 73.8020° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALBANY INTL (ALB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7491&lon=-73.8020&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31807, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31807-1996-11-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale/Aeritalia ATR 42-320 (registry code 8680930, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-aeritalia-atr-42-320) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP ATR42320
- Reported engine: PWA PW121
- People aboard: 45
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950312008729I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: CONTINENTAL EXPRESS FLIGHT 3470, ATR-42, N31807, DEPARTED ALBANY ENROUTE TO NEWARK WHEN DURING CLIMBOUT THE #2 ENGINE TORQUE DROPPED FROM 90% TO 25%, THEN BACK UP BRIEFLY. THE CAPTAIN SHUTDOWN AND SECURED THE #2 ENGINE, NOTIFIED ATC AND RETURNED TO ALBANY FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FROM NEWARK ARRIVED TO CHECK FUEL FILTERS AND PERFORM ENGINE RUN WHICH DID NOT SHOW ANY PROBLEMS. A FUEL CONTAMINATION CHECK WAS PERFORMED AT SIGNATURE (ALB) AND FOUND TO BE SATISFACTORY. AS A PRECAUTION THE HMU, FUEL PUMP, AND FILTERS WERE CHANGED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE PMI WAS NOTIFIED BY TELEPHONE FOR FOLLOW-UP ACTION. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

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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