# Incident 20061202029669I: Emb EMB145LR, Buffalo, NY, December 2, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 2006, 23:17 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Greater Buffalo International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CHQA
- 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: 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
- People aboard: 55
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061202029669I

## Narrative

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

(-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. MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT BOTH ELEVATORS, TORQUE TUBES AND THE TRIB TAB FERRING WERE DAMAGED ALONG WITH THE INBOARD ELEVATOR HINGE. THE ELEVATORS, TORQUE TUBES, TRIM TAB FERRING, AND INBOARD ELEVATOR HINGE WERE REPAIRED AND REPLACED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TEST FLOWN AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.

## Other reports on N279SK (1)

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

- [Incident 20041030027789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041030027789I), Oct 30, 2004: Emb EMB145LR (N279SK), Louisville, KY, Minor damage. (-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…

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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