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Incident

FAA incident report · EMB EMB120ER · Buffalo, NY · August 7, 1998

Date: August 7, 1998
Place: Buffalo, NY
Airport: Greater Buffalo International
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: C2XA
Aircraft: N16731
Reported as: EMB EMB120ER
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-5)On Friday, August 7, 1998 during climb out from Buffalo niagara airport, a Continental express Emb-120ER, N16731, experienced the left hand engine bleed duct overheat light illuminating. No power was lost. The crew used a check list for duct overheat to no avail. Precautionary shut down of the left hand engine was accomplished and the plane returned to buf with a normal landing. Maintenance personnel inspected the engine bleed air duct system from the left hand engine to the left hand pack. They repositioned the duct leak sensor lead, cleaned the leak sensor at inboard leading edge, inspected left hand deice bleed and system, performed an ops check in accordance with Emb-120 maintenance manual 36 20-00. No defects were noted at this time. This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-5)ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 1998 DURING CLIMB OUT FROM BUFFALO NIAGARA AIRPORT, A CONTINENTAL EXPRESS EMB-120ER, N16731, EXPERIENCED THE LEFT HAND ENGINE BLEED DUCT OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATING. NO POWER WAS LOST. THE CREW USED A CHECK LIST FOR DUCT OVERHEAT TO NO AVAIL. PRECAUTIONARY SHUT DOWN OF THE LEFT HAND ENGINE WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND THE PLANE RETURNED TO BUF WITH A NORMAL LANDING. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL INSPECTED THE ENGINE BLEED AIR DUCT SYSTEM FROM THE LEFT HAND ENGINE TO THE LEFT HAND PACK. THEY REPOSITIONED THE DUCT LEAK SENSOR LEAD, CLEANED THE LEAK SENSOR AT INBOARD LEADING EDGE, INSPECTED LEFT HAND DEICE BLEED AND SYSTEM, PERFORMED AN OPS CHECK IN ACCORDANCE WITH EMB-120 MAINTENANCE MANUAL 36 20-00. NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED AT THIS TIME. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.