# Incident 19960904032419I: Emb EMB120RT, Buffalo, NY, September 4, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1996, 10:19 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Greater Buffalo International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: C2XA
- Location: 42.8864° N, 78.8784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buffalo, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8864&lon=-78.8784&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58733 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: EMB EMB120RT
- People aboard: 17
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960904032419I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON AUGUST 4, 1996 AT 1019 EDT, A BRASILIA EMB-120, N58733, FLIGHT 3000, OPERATED BY CONTINENTAL EXPRESS AIRLINES, DURING LEVEL FLIGHT FROM CLEVELAND, OH TO ALLENTOWN, PA EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE OIL ON RIGHT ENGINE. FLIGHT CREW SECURED RIGHT ENGINE AND DIVERTED TO BUFFALO INT'L AIRPORT. A RIGHT ENGINE OUT LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. MECHANIC FOUND OIL TRANSFER TUBE PACKING SEAL LEAKING. SEAL WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS SATISFACTORY AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED 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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