# Incident 20110902021199I: Embraer EMB-135KL, Dfw Airport, TX, September 2, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 2011, 12:40 local time
- Place: Dfw Airport, TX
- Airport: Dallas/Ft.Worth International
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SIMA
- Location: 32.8972° N, 97.0377° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DALLAS-FORT WORTH INTL (DFW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8972&lon=-97.0377&mi=10
- Aircraft: N828AE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N828AE-2024-05-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer EMB-135KL (registry code 3260302, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-135kl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce AE3007 series (registry code 54582, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-ae3007-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMBRAER EMB-135KL
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC AE3007 SER
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110902021199I

## Narrative

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

ON 09/02/2011 AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES (AEA) AIRCRAFT N828AE OPERATING AS FLIGHT #3240 DECLARED AND REPORTED AN EMERGENCY WHILE LANDING AT DALLAS/FT.WORTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (DFW) DUE TO THE AIRCRAFTS A FLAT RIGHT MAIN STRUT FAILING.  THE FLIGHT CREW DOCUMENTED IN THE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE LOG (AML) BOOKS THAT "RT MAIN GEAR STRUT FAIL".AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION FROM AEA MAINTENANCE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR SHOCK STRUT WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED I.A.W EMB AMM 32-10-02.   THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED AND CLEARED FOR REVENUE SERVICE BY AEA MAINTENANCE IN (DFW).AEA HAS SUBMITTED A SERVICE DIFFICULTY REPORT (SDR) TO THE FAA FOR THE FAILED SHOCK ABSORBER (SDR # SIMA201124904).AT THIS TIME NO HISTORY OF A REPEAT FOR THIS DISCREPANCY HAS BEEN FOUND. A REVIEW OF THE RECORDS AND ACTION TAKEN BY AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES MAINTENANCE APPEARS TO BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES PROCEDURES.THIS OCCURRENCE IS CLOSED AT THIS TIME. NO FURTHER ACTION NEEDED AT THIS TIME.1. THE REASON WHY THE AIRCRAFT WAS EVACUATED. THE AIRCRAFT HAD A BAD SHOCK STRUT2. WHO INITIATED THE EVACUATION? THE PILOT3. WHICH EXITS (BY SPECIFIC LOCATION) WERE USED? THE L1 DOOR  4. WHETHER ANY PARTICULAR EXIT WAS USED BY THE MAJORITY OF THE EVACUEES AND, IF SO, THE APPARENT REASON. N/A5. WHETHER ANY EXITS, SLIDES, OR ASSOCIATED COMPONENTS MALFUNCTIONED AND IF SO WHAT WERE THE MALFUNCTIONS? NO6. THE ESTIMATED TOTAL TIME IT TOOK TO EVACUATE THE AIRCRAFT. 3 MINUTES (THE AIRCRAFT WAS DEPLANED NOT EVACUATED)7. IF ANY INJURIES THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF INJURIES. NO INJURIES

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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