# Incident 20070206001559I: Emb ERJ170100SU, Portland, ME, February 6, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 2007, 16:37 local time
- Place: Portland, ME
- Airport: Portland International Jetport
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: R61A
- Location: 43.6456° N, 70.3086° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PORTLAND INTL JETPORT (PWM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6456&lon=-70.3086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N801MA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N801MA-2017-06-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer ERJ 170-100SU (registry code 3260403, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-erj-170-100su) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF34 series (registry code 30015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf34-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMB ERJ170100SU
- Reported engine: GE CF34*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070206001559I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THIS OFFICE NOTIFIED BY NEW ENGLAND REGION OPERATIONS CENTER THAT REPUBLIC 3360, E170 INBOUND TO PORTLAND, MAINE REPORTED A PROBLEM WITH THE SLATS. PILOT EXECUTED A MISSED APPROACH, CIRCLED AROUND FOR AWHILE THEN REPORTED THE SLATS OUT OF SERVICE. AIRCRAFT LANDED RUNWAY 29 WITHOUT INCIDENT AT 1637 EST, 2/6/07. THIS INSPECTOR SPOKE WITH LOCAL MAINTENANCE PROVIDER AND REPUBLIC MAINTENANCE CONTROL. BOTH AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE ENTITIES INFORMED THIS INSPECTOR TAHT A CLEAR DISCREPANCY COULD NOT BE FOUND, AND WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBJECTED TO A WARM UP PERIOD THE SLAT SYSTEM FUNCTIONAL CHECK WAS SATISFACTORY. AIRCRAFT LOGBOOK DISCREPANCY AS FOLLOWS: "SLAT FAIL ILLUMINATED ON FINAL WHEN FLAP HANDLE WAS SELECTED. FLAPS MOVED NORMALLY, HOWEVER NO SLAT MOVEMENT." CORRECTIVE ACTION AS FOLLOWS: "TROUBLE-SHOT SYSTEM: PERFORMED SLAT ACE CLEAR INHIBITS TEST & BRAKE RELEASE TEST I.A.W. F.I.M. TAXK 27-81-810-802-A. CYCLED SLATS/FLAPS 10 TIMES WITH ANTI-ICE ON & OFF. OPS CHECK GOOD, INSPECTED SLAT TRACKS ACTUATORS, SKEW SENSORS & DRIVE SHAFTS, NO DEFECTS NOTED." THIS INSPECTOR NOTIFIED REPUBLIC AIRLINES P.M.I., P.O.I., P.A.I., FAA AAI 100 AND NTSB.

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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