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Incident

FAA incident report · Aerosp ATR 72-212 · South Bend, IN · April 10, 1996

Date: April 10, 1996 · 21:20 local
Place: South Bend, IN
Airport: Michiana Regional
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: SIMA
Aircraft: N260AE
Reported as: Aerosp ATR72212
People aboard: 43
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 10,800 total192 in the last 90 days

N260AERegistration cancelled May 14, 2012 · Aerospatiale ATR 72-212S/N 263 · Built 1991 Airframe modelAerospatiale ATR 72-212 Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PW127Turbo-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 11, 1996, 2120 local (0220 UTC) an American eagle flight 4127 (ATR-72/N260E) enroute from ord to sbn declared an emergency. On approach to sbn, during the before landing checklist, the PIC noticed the flap indicator stopped at 27 degrees with the flap extension flag in the window. Immediately there after the "flap unlock" master caution alerted. A go around was performed, all appropriate checklist were completed and a request for emergency crew standby was made by the PIC. The PIC then executed a reduced flap landing without further incident. Maintenance personnel reset #1 and #2 multifunction computers and performed an operational check of the flap system. They were unable to duplicate the discrepancy. The aircraft was flown on a functional check flight without further incident and subsequently returned to service.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON APRIL 11, 1996, 2120 LOCAL (0220 UTC) AN AMERICAN EAGLE FLIGHT 4127 (ATR-72/N260E) ENROUTE FROM ORD TO SBN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. ON APPROACH TO SBN, DURING THE BEFORE LANDING CHECKLIST, THE PIC NOTICED THE FLAP INDICATOR STOPPED AT 27 DEGREES WITH THE FLAP EXTENSION FLAG IN THE WINDOW. IMMEDIATELY THERE AFTER THE "FLAP UNLOCK" MASTER CAUTION ALERTED. A GO AROUND WAS PERFORMED, ALL APPROPRIATE CHECKLIST WERE COMPLETED AND A REQUEST FOR EMERGENCY CREW STANDBY WAS MADE BY THE PIC. THE PIC THEN EXECUTED A REDUCED FLAP LANDING WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL RESET #1 AND #2 MULTIFUNCTION COMPUTERS AND PERFORMED AN OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE FLAP SYSTEM. THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE DISCREPANCY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN ON A FUNCTIONAL CHECK FLIGHT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AND SUBSEQUENTLY RETURNED TO SERVICE.