# Incident 20040708022739I: Emb EMB145LR, Buffalo, NY, July 8, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 2004
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Greater Buffalo International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SIMA
- 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: N674RJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N674RJ-2021-06-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer EMB-145LR (registry code 3260212, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-145lr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce AE3007 series (registry code 54582, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-ae3007-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMB EMB145LR
- Reported engine: ALLSN AE3007A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040708022739I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 07/08/2004 AN EMB-145, N674RJ (S/N 145000801), OPERATED BY AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES INC. (SIMA) DIVERTED INTO BUF AFTER THE CREW "HAD LOAD POP AROUND 32,000 FEET AND HAD #2 ENGINE FAIL". THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT BUF AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT. SIMA MAINTENANCE WAS DISPATCHED TO BUF. AFTER PULLING THE #2 ENGINE OIL TANK CHIP DETECTOR THEY DISCOVERED IT WAS APPROX 65% COVERED AROUND IT'S CIRCUMFERENCE WITH CHIPS. THE BIGGEST CHIP WAS APPROX 1/16 INCH. THE ENGINE WAS CHANGED AND SENT TO A MAINTENANCE STATION FOR TEARDOWN TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. INJURY SUMMARY NOT KNOWN BY ASI.

## Other reports on N674RJ (2)

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

- [Incident 20190816014339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190816014339I), Aug 16, 2019: Embraer EMB-145LR (N674RJ), O'Hare, IL, Minor damage. With pax on board, a fuel truck, operated by menzies aviation, drove into rear right wingtip area causing damage to wingtip, aileron, and wing. Aircraft…
- [Incident 20131209022259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131209022259I), Dec 9, 2013: Embraer EMB-145LR (N674RJ), Covinton, KY, Minor damage. N674RJ had been in cvg for several days with ice and snow built up. They were deiced and departed cvg. After take off there was smoke and smell in cabin, crew…

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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