# Incident 19970302006759I: Emb EMB120FC, Cleveland, OH, March 2, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 1997, 12:40 local time
- Place: Cleveland, OH
- Airport: Cleveland-Hopkins International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: C2XA
- Location: 41.4094° N, 81.8547° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CLEVELAND-HOPKINS INTL (CLE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4094&lon=-81.8547&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12703, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12703-2017-06-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer EMB-120FC (registry code 3260204, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-120fc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW118 (registry code 52116, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw118) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMB EMB120FC
- Reported engine: PWA PW118
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970302006759I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: CREW REPORTED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE FIELD MAINTENANCE INSPECTED BOTH ENGINES AND BLEED AIRSYSTEMS. ALL OPERATIONAL CHECKS SATISFACTORY PER EMB. M.M. 21-60-00, 36-00-00 AND 36-10-00. AIRCRAFT RELEASED FOR SERVICE.

## Other reports on N12703 (3)

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

- [Incident 19970118005429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970118005429I), Jan 18, 1997: Emb EMB120RT (N12703), Syracuse, NY. Narrative: aircraft departed syr on 01/18/97 for cleveland and returned due to a stuck nosegear door. The aircraft landed on runway 28 with ARFF standing by…
- [Incident 19881031062519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881031062519I), Oct 31, 1988: Emb EMB120 (N12703), Alexandria, LA, Minor damage. Bird strike to underbelly on final. Landed safely. A fairing panel split and cracked requiring replacement aircraft
- [Incident 19880718046739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880718046739I), Jul 18, 1988: Emb EMB120 (N12703), Laredo, TX, Minor damage. Loss of hydraulic fluid from green hydraulic system in flight. Left access panel had come open rupturing lines.

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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