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Incident

FAA incident report · Aerosp ATR42320 · Syracuse, NY · February 2, 2001

Date: February 2, 2001 · 17:43 local
Place: Syracuse, NY
Airport: Syracuse Hancock International
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: C2XA
Aircraft: N93840
Reported as: Aerosp ATR42320
People aboard: 36
Fatal injuries: 0

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What happened

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(-23) On Friday, February 2, 2001 at 1743 local, a Continental express atr 42, N93840, flight 3185, returned and landed on runway 28 at the Syracuse international airport due to a nose gear problem. The aircraft landed and taxied to the ramp without further incident. Company maintenance came up from ewr and inspected the nose gear. They found the nose gear and sensors packed with ice. They removed the ice and performed a gear swing, with no further defects noted. This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2001 AT 1743 LOCAL, A CONTINENTAL EXPRESS ATR 42, N93840, FLIGHT 3185, RETURNED AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 28 AT THE SYRACUSE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT DUE TO A NOSE GEAR PROBLEM. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. COMPANY MAINTENANCE CAME UP FROM EWR AND INSPECTED THE NOSE GEAR. THEY FOUND THE NOSE GEAR AND SENSORS PACKED WITH ICE. THEY REMOVED THE ICE AND PERFORMED A GEAR SWING, WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.