# Incident 20090813014379I: Emb EMB145LR, Omaha, NE, August 13, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 2009, 15:21 local time
- Place: Omaha, NE
- Airport: Eppley Airfield
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Approach
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Operator: C2XA
- Location: 41.3032° N, 95.8941° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EPPLEY AIRFIELD (OMA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3032&lon=-95.8941&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14974, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14974-2021-07-31) (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: 53
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090813014379I

## Narrative

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

(-23)  N14974, EMB-145LR, BEING OPERATED BY EXPRESS JET AS CONTINENTAL EXPRESS FLIGHT 2593 LANDED AT OMAHA, NE, WITH ASYMMETRICAL SPOILERS.  THE CREW REPORTED TO MAINTENANCE THAT THE RIGHT SPOILER FAILED TO CLOSE ON DESCENT, CAUSING AN ASYMMETRICAL SPOILER IMBALANCE.  THE CONTINENTAL AIRLINE STATION MANAGER AT OMAHA STATED TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD PERFORMED A GO-AROUND, AND DURING THE SECOND APPROACH HE WATCHED AS THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED WITH A GUSTING CROSSWIND.  THE CREW MANAGED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT SAFELY WITH EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT STANDING BY.  COMPANY MECHANICS ARRIVED AT OMAHA, NE, AND REPLACED THE RIGHT SPOILER ACTUATOR.  THE ACTUATOR HAD 18,513 HOURS SINCE NEW AND 9,036 CYCLES SINCE NEW.

## Other reports on N14974 (1)

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

- [Incident 20070714014419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070714014419I), Jul 14, 2007: Emb EMB145LR (N14974), Manchester, NH, No damage. (-23) This office notified by new england area operations center that Continental express 2853, E145, reported a hydraulic problem prior to landing Manchester,…

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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