# Incident 19971018033649I: Jetair JETSTM4101, Binghamton, NY, October 18, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1997, 19:30 local time
- Place: Binghamton, NY
- Airport: Edwin A Link Field-Broome Cty
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: VTZA
- Location: 42.1013° N, 75.9094° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Binghamton, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1013&lon=-75.9094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N306UE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N306UE-2008-03-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jetstream JETSTREAM 4101 (registry code 1500501, https://openairdocs.org/model/jetstream-jetstream-4101) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JETAIR JETSTM4101
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971018033649I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1997 AT 1936 EDT, A BA JETSTREAM 4100, N306UE, FLIGHT 6205, OPERATED BY ATLANTIC COAST AIRLINES, ON A FLIGHT FROM DULLES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, WASHINGTON, DC TO MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE DIVERTED TO BINGHAMTON AIRPORT WITH LEFT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE FLUCTUATION AND THE ENGINE OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. A LEFT ENGINE SHUT-DOWN LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE COMPANY'S MECHANIC FOUND A WORN LOOSE OIL COOLER FITTING. THE OIL COOLER AND "O" RINGS WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED. AN OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS SATISFACTORY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N306UE (1)

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

- [Incident 19930215039679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930215039679I), Feb 15, 1993: Bag JETSTM3101 (N306UE), Washington, DC. Lost all hydraulic on final. Emergency systems operated. Stainless steel line broken.

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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