# Incident 19960907030159I: Aerosp ATR42320, Rochester, NY, September 7, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1996, 11:18 local time
- Place: Rochester, NY
- Airport: Greater Rochester Internationa
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- 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: N34820, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34820-2004-12-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale/Aeritalia ATR 42-320 (registry code 8680930, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-aeritalia-atr-42-320) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW121 (registry code 52124, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw121) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP ATR42320
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960907030159I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON SEPTEMBER 7, 1996 AT 1118 EDT, AN AEROSPACE ATR-42, N34820, FLIGHT 3623, OPERATED BY CONTINENTAL EXPRESS, INC. DURING LEVEL FLIGHT EXPERIENCED A LEFT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE LOW LIGHT ILLUMINATION. LEFT ENGINE WAS SHUT-DOWN IN FLIGHT AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO ROCHESTER AIRPORT. A LEFT ENGINE OUT LANDING WAS PERFORMED WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENT. FIRE AND RESCUE RESPONDED TO THE INCIDENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. AN OIL PRESSURE LINE TO THE ENGINE OIL PRESSURE TRANSMITTER WAS FOUND LOOSE. OIL LINE WAS TIGHTENED, OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS SATISFACTORY AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N34820 (3)

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

- [Incident 20011013028359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011013028359I), Oct 13, 2001: Aerosp ATR42320 (N34820), Newark, NJ, Substantial damage. (-23) At 1900E Continental express (jetlink) flight 3354, an ATR42-320 struck 2 canadian geese about 8 miles from yardley, pa enroute from norfolk (orf), VA to…
- [Incident 19951004043799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951004043799I), Oct 4, 1995: Aerosp ATR42320 (N34820), Newark, NJ. Narrative: after completing before start check list, switched prop brake to off, got unlock light, prop started spinning. After approx. 10 sec. We smelled…
- [Incident 19920927045529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920927045529I), Sep 27, 1992: Aerosp ATR42320 (N34820), Houston, TX. Left engine oil pressure light on. Landed safely. Passengers evacuated on runway. Metal particles found in oil tank

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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