# Incident 19980806038139I: Emb EMB120ER, Buffalo, NY, August 6, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1998, 18:06 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Greater Buffalo International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: C2XA
- Location: 42.8864° N, 78.8784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buffalo, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8864&lon=-78.8784&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16731 (not matched to a registry record)
- 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/19980806038139I

## Narrative

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

(-5)ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 1998, A CONTINENTAL EXPRESS EMB-120ER, N16731, AFTER TAKE OFF FROM BUFFALO AIRPORT, A LIGHT CAME ON SIGNALING FLAP DISAGREEMENT.  THE SITUATION WOULD NOT CORRECT ITSELF AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO BUF FOR A NORMAL LANDING.  MAINTENANCE FROM CLE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LEFT HAND OUTBOARD FLAP, LOWER CHANNEL, INBOARD BEARING AND BRACKET AND REINSTALLED THE FLAP CHANNEL IAW EMB-120 MAINTENANCE MANUAL 27-50-4.  THE OPS CHECK WAS GOOD.  THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

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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