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Incident

FAA incident report · EMB EMB120ER · Rochester, NY · December 25, 1998

Date: December 25, 1998 · 09:25 local
Place: Rochester, NY
Airport: Greater Rochester Internationa
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: C2XA
Aircraft: N15732
Reported as: EMB EMB120ER

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-5)On Friday, December 25, 1998, a Continental express Emb-120, N15732, experienced a flap problem after takeoff. The aircraft landed and returned to the ramp without incident. Maintenance reset the flap system and returned the aircraft to service. The weather was VMC. There were no injuries and the aircraft was not damaged. The flight originated at Rochester airport at approximately 0900 local. This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-5)ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1998, A CONTINENTAL EXPRESS EMB-120, N15732, EXPERIENCED A FLAP PROBLEM AFTER TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AND RETURNED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE RESET THE FLAP SYSTEM AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. THE WEATHER WAS VMC. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT ROCHESTER AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 0900 LOCAL. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.