# Incident 19951226044979I: Emb EMB120RT, Rochester, NY, December 26, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 1995, 17:19 local time
- Place: Rochester, NY
- Airport: Greater Rochester Internationa
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: C2XA
- Location: 43.1548° N, 77.6156° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1548&lon=-77.6156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15713, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15713-2013-09-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer EMB-120ER (registry code 3260203, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-120er) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW118 (registry code 52116, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw118) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMB EMB120RT
- People aboard: 20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951226044979I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON DECEMBER 26, 1995 AT 1719 EDT, AN EMB-120 OPERATED BY CONTINENTAL EXPRESS EXPERIENCED A WING FLAP DISAGREEMENT ON TAKE-OFF FROM ROCHESTER, NY. THE PILOT RETURNED TO ROC AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT ON RUNWAY 28. CONTRACT MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE FLAP SYSTEM AND CYCLED THEM FINDING THE INBOARD FLAPS DID NOT MOVE. THE FLAP CONTROL UNIT WAS RE-INSTALLED AND THE FLAP SYSTEM FUNCTIONALLY CHECKED OKAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N15713 (5)

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

- [Incident 20000121002479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000121002479I), Jan 21, 2000: Emb EMB120ER (N15713), Syracuse, NY. On Friday, January 21, 2000 at 1831 local, a Continental express, inc., Emb-120, N15713, reported and unsaft nose gear light inbound to syr. The ARFF responded…
- [Incident 19940806035519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940806035519I), Aug 6, 1994: Emb EMB120RT (N15713), Syracuse, NY. Nose steering system failure while taxiing for takeoff. Replace steering actuator handle.
- [Incident 19920610025759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920610025759I), Jun 10, 1992: Emb EMB120RT (N15713), Cleveland, OH. Cabin pressure warning en route. Descended and pressure stabilized. Cabin annunciator switch was faulty.
- [Incident 19900625039469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900625039469I), Jun 25, 1990: Emb EMB120RT (N15713), Houston, TX, Minor damage. Wind blew maintenance stand into propeller of NR2 engine while aircraft was parked at gate.
- [Incident 19900504034769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900504034769I), May 4, 1990: Emb EMB120RT (N15713), Syracuse, NY. Right engine did not accelerate normally. Aborted. Found engine inlet cover was partially ingested into air inlet.

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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