# Incident 19991223037769I: Amd FALCON20C, Laredo, TX, December 23, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 1999, 08:41 local time
- Place: Laredo, TX
- Airport: Laredo International
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CEDA
- Location: 27.5442° N, 99.4616° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAREDO INTL (LRD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5442&lon=-99.4616&mi=10
- Aircraft: N207CA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N207CA-2018-02-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dassault/Sud FAN JET FALCON (registry code 2720302, https://openairdocs.org/model/dassault-sud-fan-jet-falcon) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF700 series (registry code 30010, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf700-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMD FALCON20C
- Reported engine: GE CF7002D2
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991223037769I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON TAKE-0FF FROM LAREDO, TEXAS CREW OBSERVED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT.  THEY ELECTED TO RETURN TO LAREDO, TEXAS.  GROUND CREW FOUND REMOTE HEADING BUG CONTROLLER DEFECTIVE.  FAILED TRANSFORMER.

## Other reports on N207CA (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20031206033899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031206033899I), Dec 6, 2003: Amd FALCON (N207CA), Lima, OH, Minor damage. (-23) Cherry air FLT1079 made a normal landing on runway 27 at Lima oh. The runway condition was covered with ice at the end of runway 27. The aircraft was…

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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