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Incident

FAA incident report · EMB EMB-120ER · Las Vegas, NV · April 25, 1996

Date: April 25, 1996 · 17:38 local
Place: Las Vegas, NV
Airport: Mc Carran International
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: SWIA
Aircraft: N229SW
Reported as: EMB EMB120ER
People aboard: 7
Fatal injuries: 0

N229SWRegistered now · Embraer EMB-120ERS/N 120.305 · Built 1995 Airframe modelEmbraer EMB-120ER Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PW118Turbo-prop

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Narrative: at rotation during takeoff a vibration was felt as well as rapid pressurization fluctuations. The landing gear was retracted and the vibration and fluctuations continued. The PIC notified the tower of their situation and requested to land with emergency equipment standing by. The landing was without incident. Arriving at the gate, it was noticed that the rear baggage door was open. Several bags had fallen on the runway during takeoff. Previously, the baggage door warning light was not working properly and was placed on ME1 52-70-1. No NMAC or pilot deviation report filed. This report and investigation are closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AT ROTATION DURING TAKEOFF A VIBRATION WAS FELT AS WELL AS RAPID PRESSURIZATION FLUCTUATIONS. THE LANDING GEAR WAS RETRACTED AND THE VIBRATION AND FLUCTUATIONS CONTINUED. THE PIC NOTIFIED THE TOWER OF THEIR SITUATION AND REQUESTED TO LAND WITH EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT STANDING BY. THE LANDING WAS WITHOUT INCIDENT. ARRIVING AT THE GATE, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE REAR BAGGAGE DOOR WAS OPEN. SEVERAL BAGS HAD FALLEN ON THE RUNWAY DURING TAKEOFF. PREVIOUSLY, THE BAGGAGE DOOR WARNING LIGHT WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND WAS PLACED ON ME1 52-70-1. NO NMAC OR PILOT DEVIATION REPORT FILED. THIS REPORT AND INVESTIGATION ARE CLOSED.