# Incident 20041030027789I: Emb EMB145LR, Louisville, KY, October 30, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 2004, 10:35 local time
- Place: Louisville, KY
- Airport: Louisville International Apt
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CHQA
- Location: 38.2542° N, 85.7594° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Louisville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2542&lon=-85.7594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N279SK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N279SK-2019-10-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer EMB-145LR (registry code 3260212, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-145lr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce AE-3007A1P (registry code 54571, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-ae-3007a1p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMB EMB145LR
- Reported engine: ALLSN AE3007A
- People aboard: 23
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041030027789I

## Narrative

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

(-23) CHAUTAUQUA AIRLINES FLIGHT 3103 AN EMB145LR, N279SK ENROUTE FROM NEW YORK, NY (LGA) TO LOUISVILLE, KY (SDF), DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO AN ENGINE FAILURE. DURING CRUISE THE FLIGHT CREW HEARD A LOUD BANG. THE ITT DROPPED TO THE AMBER RANGE, AN EICAS E2 OUT MESSAGE APPEARED, AND THE ENGINE SHUTDOWN. THE QRH WAS RAN AND ABOUT 35 MIN. OUT FROM SDF, AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. DURING LANDING AN EICAS E2 EXCEEDED MESSAGE AND AN E2 SHORT DISPATCH MESSAGE APPEARED. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE ENGINE AND FOUND METAL IN THE EXHAUST SECTION. REMOVED AND REPLACED #2 ENGINE. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED GROUND RUNS OF #2 ENGINE WITH NO LEAKS NOTED.

## Other reports on N279SK (1)

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

- [Incident 20061202029669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061202029669I), Dec 2, 2006: Emb EMB145LR (N279SK), Buffalo, NY, Minor damage. (-23) This aircraft experienced extremely high gusty winds while parked on the ramp at buf. The gust lock either failed or was not engaged on this aircraft.…

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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