# Incident 19961018038599I: Fokker F28MK0100, Elmira, NY, October 18, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1996, 08:07 local time
- Place: Elmira, NY
- Airport: Elmira-Corning Regional
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 42.1599° N, 76.8917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ELMIRA/CORNING RGNL (ELM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1599&lon=-76.8917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N852US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N852US-2003-07-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fokker F.28 MK 0100 (registry code 4990807, https://openairdocs.org/model/fokker-f-28-mk-0100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce TAY-650-15 (registry code 54557, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-tay-650-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FOKKER F28MK0100
- People aboard: 54
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961018038599I

## Narrative

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

AFTER DEPARTURE FROM 1TH, AT 12,000 FT., DURING A LEFT TURN, THE FUEL TOTALIZER WAS FLUCTUATING. A PRECAUTIONARY, DIVERTED LANDING WAS MADE IN ELMIRA. FOUND NO FUEL LEAK OR AIRCRAFT DAMAGE. TANKS WERE STICKED AND FOUND WITHIN 18 LBS. OF EACH OTHER. BYTE TEST SHOWED NO PROBLEMS. COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM ON GROUND. ADVISED PIT FSDO OF INCIDENT AND EXPECT AN SDR. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N852US (2)

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

- [Incident 19960821028169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960821028169I), Aug 21, 1996: Fokker F28MK0100 (N852US), Atlanta, GA. Narrative: us air 1184 was enroute from new orleans to bwi. When just north of mgm, a female passenger seated in 13A showed a message written on the inside of…
- [Incident 19960314007779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960314007779I), Mar 14, 1996: Fokker F28MK0100 (N852US), Kansas City, MO. Narrative: on 3/14/96, USA734 aborted takeoff from mci. The aircrew experienced a thrust reverser unlock light on the #2 engine. The aircraft was returned to…

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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