# Incident 20040224007899I: Emb EMB145XR, Buffalo, NY, February 24, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 2004, 22:35 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Greater Buffalo International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- 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: N13124, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N13124) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer EMB-145XR (registry code 3260214, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-145xr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce AE3007 series (registry code 54582, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-ae3007-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMB EMB145XR
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040224007899I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 24, 2004, AT 1035 PM EDT, AN EMBRAER 145XR, N13124, FLIGHT 3359, OPERATED BY CONTINENTAL AIRLINES EXPRESS DIVERTED AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 5 AT BUFFALO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AFTER REPORTING A SPOILER LIGHT INDICATION. FIRE AND RESCUE RESPONDED. THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE GATE WITHOUT INCIDENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. LOCAL CONTRACTOR WAS CALLED FOR THE DISCREPANCY. THE AIRCRAFT TECHNICIAN RESET THE AIRCRAFT SYSTEM. THE DISCREPANCY COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. A FUNCTIONAL CHECK WAS PERFORMED SATISFACTORILY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N13124 (1)

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

- [Incident 20121223028309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121223028309I), Dec 23, 2012: Embraer EMB-145XR (N13124), Omaha, NE, No damage. Aircraft experienced pressurization problem and returned to airport. Manual pressurization inop.

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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