# Incident 19990331020959I: Fokker F28MK0100, Spokane, WA, March 31, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1999, 19:43 local time
- Place: Spokane, WA
- Airport: Spokane International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: QXEA
- Location: 47.6505° N, 117.3092° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6505&lon=-117.3092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N477AU, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N477AU-2006-02-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fokker F.28 MK4000 (registry code 4990810, https://openairdocs.org/model/fokker-f-28-mk4000) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FOKKER F28MK0100
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA99IA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99IA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990331020959I

## Narrative

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

(-5) FLAP MOTOR HYDRAULIC FRAYED. RIDGID LINE CHAFFED. LINE REPLACED WITH TEMPORARY HOSE. CHECKED OKAY. DEFERRED TEMPORARY REPAIR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA99IA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99IA045), Apr 1, 1999: Fokker F.28 MK 4000 (N477AU), Spokane, WA, incident, no damage. Probable cause: A chafed hydraulic line.

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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