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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Saab 340B · Rochester, NY · April 6, 1995

Date: April 6, 1995 · 19:28 local
Place: Rochester, NY
Airport: Greater Rochester Internationa
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: NVEA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N323AE
Reported as: Saab 340B
People aboard: 27
Fatal injuries: 0

N323AERegistered now · Saab-Scania SAAB 340BS/N 340B-323 Airframe modelSaab-Scania SAAB 340B Engine modelGE CT7-SER seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

Narrative: on April 6, 1995 at approximately 1928 EDT a Saab-340B, N323AE operated by flagship airlines landed at roc int'l airport with the nose gear up. Maintenance found the nose gear struck up in the wheel well due to the strut having low quantities of hydraulic fluid and nitrogen. The aircraft was ferried to nashville, TN. Where the nose gear was repaired and the aircraft returned to service. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and an IFR flight plan was filed. There was minor damage and no injuries. The flight originated at jfk airport at approx. 1800 EDT. This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON APRIL 6, 1995 AT APPROXIMATELY 1928 EDT A SAAB-340B, N323AE OPERATED BY FLAGSHIP AIRLINES LANDED AT ROC INT'L AIRPORT WITH THE NOSE GEAR UP. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NOSE GEAR STRUCK UP IN THE WHEEL WELL DUE TO THE STRUT HAVING LOW QUANTITIES OF HYDRAULIC FLUID AND NITROGEN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO NASHVILLE, TN. WHERE THE NOSE GEAR WAS REPAIRED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT JFK AIRPORT AT APPROX. 1800 EDT. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.