# Incident 20021213035379I: Aerosp ATR42300, South Bend, IN, December 13, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 2002, 13:47 local time
- Place: South Bend, IN
- Airport: Michiana Regional
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: RAIA
- Location: 41.6834° N, 86.2500° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Bend, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6834&lon=-86.2500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N424TE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N424TE-2003-03-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale/Aeritalia ATR 42-300 (registry code 8680920, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-aeritalia-atr-42-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW120 (registry code 52114, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP ATR42300
- People aboard: 18
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021213035379I

## Narrative

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

(-23) WATERSKI FLIGHT 5550, AN ATR-43, ENROUTE FROM ST. LOUIS TO SOUTH BEND AIRPORT, REPORTED A HYDRAULIC EMERGENCY 15 MILES EAST OF SOUTH BEND AT 131819Z. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT, RUNWAY 09 SOUTH BEND AT 131844Z. MAINTENANCE REPORTED VIA FAX: REMOVED AND REPLACED ACOUSTIC FILTER IAW ATR-42 MM 29-10-00. BLUE SYSTEM OPS AND LEAK CHECKED OK AT THIS TIME.

## Other reports on N424TE (3)

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

- [Incident 19990120011349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990120011349I), Jan 20, 1999: Aerosp ATR42300 (N424TE), St Louis, MO. Irregularity reports completed by both pilots indicated that the aircraft encountered severe icing conditions while on final approach. They believe that this…
- [Incident 19921102051429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921102051429I), Nov 2, 1992: Aerosp ATR42300 (N424TE), Lincoln, NE. Experienced NR1 engine shutdown on descent. Landed safely. Found NR4 bearing failure.
- [Incident 19890809047019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890809047019I), Aug 9, 1989: Aerosp ATR42300 (N424TE), St Louis, MO. Lost right side electrical power on climbout. Returned. Generator control unit was bad and smelled hot.

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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