# Incident 19990415038309I: Emb EMB120ER, Buffalo, NY, April 15, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 1999, 07:33 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Greater Buffalo International
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- 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: N16724 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: EMB EMB120ER
- People aboard: 12
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990415038309I

## Narrative

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

ON THURSDAY, APRIL 15,1999 AT 0733 LOCAL, A CONTINENTAL EXPRESS EMB-120, N16724, REPORTED A FLAP DISAGREEMENT PROBLEM JUST AFTER TAKE-OFF. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BUFFALO NIAGARA AIRPORT WITHOUT INCIDENT.  PRIOR AVIATION MAINTENANCE WAS CALLED OUT TO INSPECT THE FLAPS.  MAINTENANCE RE-RACKED THE FLAP CONTROL UNIT AND CLEANED THE FLAP ACTUATOR CANNON PLUGS.  THE FLAP OPERATION CHECKED 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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