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Incident

FAA incident report · Aerosp ATR 42-320 · Syracuse, NY · June 7, 2001

Date
June 7, 2001 · 11:02 local
Place
Syracuse, NY
Airport
Syracuse Hancock International
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
C2XA
Aircraft
N15816
Reported as
Aerosp ATR42320
People aboard
18
Fatal injuries
0

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.

(-23) On Thursday June 7, 2001, at 11:02 am local time, an ATR-42-320 aircraft, bearing registration number N15816, operating under 14 CFR part 121 as Continental express airlines, inc flight 3184 from cleveland to Syracuse, landed on runway 28 at the Syracuse international airport in Syracuse, NY. According to the flight crew, during cruise flight the green system hydraulic low level light illuminated. The aircraft landed without incident and taxiied to the ramp without assistance. There were no injuries and the aircraft did not sustain any damage. Contract maintenance personnel discovered fluid leaking from the hydraulic line at the power brake valve. Maintenance personnel removed and replaced the hydaulic fitting and line on the brake metering valve. A satisfactory leak check was performed and the aircraft was returned to service. The FAA principal maintenance inspector was notified. This incident is closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON THURSDAY JUNE 7, 2001, AT 11:02 AM LOCAL TIME, AN ATR-42-320 AIRCRAFT, BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N15816, OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 121 AS CONTINENTAL EXPRESS AIRLINES, INC FLIGHT 3184 FROM CLEVELAND TO SYRACUSE, LANDED ON RUNWAY 28 AT THE SYRACUSE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN SYRACUSE, NY. ACCORDING TO THE FLIGHT CREW, DURING CRUISE FLIGHT THE GREEN SYSTEM HYDRAULIC LOW LEVEL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND TAXIIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY DAMAGE. CONTRACT MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL DISCOVERED FLUID LEAKING FROM THE HYDRAULIC LINE AT THE POWER BRAKE VALVE. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REMOVED AND REPLACED THE HYDAULIC FITTING AND LINE ON THE BRAKE METERING VALVE. A SATISFACTORY LEAK CHECK WAS PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE FAA PRINCIPAL MAINTENANCE INSPECTOR WAS NOTIFIED. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

Other reports on N15816 · 1

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