# Incident 19970527019329I: Emb EMB120ER, Cleveland, OH, May 27, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 1997, 19:20 local time
- Place: Cleveland, OH
- Airport: Cleveland-Hopkins International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- 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: N59708, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59708-1999-09-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer EMB-120ER (registry code 3260203, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-120er) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMB EMB120ER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970527019329I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO CLEVELAND AFTER TAKEOFF DUE TO A 5 DEGREE INBOARD FLAP INDICATION. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED THE WIRING FOR THE RIGHT INBOARD FLAP ACTUATOR FROM THE WING/FUSELAGE JUNCTION TO THE ACTUATOR. SYSTEM OPS CHECKED 600 DEGREE. AIRCRAFT OK'D FOR SERVICE. END

## Other reports on N59708 (1)

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

- [Incident 19900123005589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900123005589I), Jan 23, 1990: Emb EMB120RT (N59708), Columbus, OH, Minor damage. Problem retracting gear after takeoff. Returned. Landed safely. Right gear proximity sensors needed cleaning.

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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