# Incident 20050712019269I: Emb EMB145LR, Syracuse, NY, July 12, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 2005, 21:17 local time
- Place: Syracuse, NY
- Airport: Syracuse Hancock International
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CHQA
- Location: 43.1112° N, 76.1063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTL (SYR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1112&lon=-76.1063&mi=10
- Aircraft: N280SK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N280SK-2022-01-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer EMB-145LR (registry code 3260212, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-145lr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison AE-3007A (registry code 03030, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-ae-3007a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMB EMB145LR
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050712019269I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 12, 2005, AN EMB-145, CHAUTAUQUA FLIGHT 3220, WAS CRUISING AT 16,000 FEET; ON THE START OF DESCENT THE FIRST OFFICER NOTICED A SMELL OR HEAT IN THE COCKPIT. IT WAS BARELY NOTICEABLE, BUT THERE. THEN AT 11,000 FEET THE SMELL WAS GONE. FLIGHT WAS CONTINUED WITH NORMAL DESCENT AND APPROACH INTO THE SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, SYRACUSE, NY (SYR). AT APPROXIMATELY 400 AG, N1 ITT WAS SPIKED TO 1096 CELSIUS SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH A COMPRESSOR STALL-TYPE OF NOISE AND YAW. ENGINE SPOOLED DOWN IMMEDIATELY. I ASSUMED SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE #1 ENGINE. MADE A NORMAL LANDING. CRASH, FIRE, AND RESCUE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT. NO FIRE/SMOKE. TAXIED TO TERMINAL. CONTRACT MAINTENANCE, EXEC AIR, INSPECTED THE FRONT AND REAR SECTIONS OF THE #1 ENGINE, AND DISCOVERED CHUNKS OF METAL BETWEEN THE #1 COMPRESSOR SECTION BETWEEN THE 6-8 O'CLOCK POSITION. THE OPERATOR WAS IN THE PROCESS OF SENDING OUT COMPANY MAINTENANCE TO REMOVE AND REPLACE THE #1 ENGINE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N280SK (2)

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

- [Incident 20041006031249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041006031249I), Oct 6, 2004: Emb EMB145LR (N280SK), Rochester, NY. (-23) On October 6, 2004 at 1224 EST, chautaqua airlines flight 3115, an Emb-145, aborted take-off on runway 22 at roc due to smoke in the cabin and cockpit.…
- [Incident 20021015032499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021015032499I), Oct 15, 2002: Emb EMB145LR (N280SK), Richmond, VA, Minor damage. (-23) On October 15, 2002, at approximately 1208, captain jose quezada, while PIC of N280SK, an Emb-145-LR, experienced smoke in the cockpit with no warning or…

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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