# Incident 19980715026229I: Emb EMB120, Indianapolis, IN, July 15, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1998, 07:01 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: C2XA
- Location: 39.7173° N, 86.2946° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at INDIANAPOLIS INTL (IND), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7173&lon=-86.2946&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31711, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31711-2000-01-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer EMB-120ER (registry code 3260203, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-120er) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMB EMB120
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980715026229I

## Narrative

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

EN ROUTE CLE TO IND, THE CREW RECEIVED A FLAP CONTROL FAULT WARING. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY AT IND. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE CONNON PLUG FOR THE RIGHT OUTBOARD FLAP ACTUATOR TO BE SEALING IMPROPERLY AND ALLOWING MOISTURE INGRESS, CAUSING THE FAULT INDICATION.

## Other reports on N31711 (3)

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

- [Incident 19980803036559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980803036559I), Aug 3, 1998: Emb EMB120 (N31711), Rochester, NY. (-5) On Monday, August 3, 1998 at 1900 local, at the completion of landing roll out on runway 4 at Rochester international airport, Rochester, new york, a…
- [Incident 19961121039909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961121039909I), Nov 21, 1996: Emb EMB120 (N31711), Cleveland, OH. Narrative: acft ret cle w.o.I. Due to crew report of loud vibration with landing gear retracted. C2XA cle mx removed and replaced a landing gear relay box.…
- [Incident 19890817047539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890817047539I), Aug 17, 1989: Emb EMB120RT (N31711), Cleveland, OH. Smoke in cabin after takeoff. Returned. Found right hand pack cooling turbine had failed.

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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