Incident · 1996-02-20
What the record says
- Event date
- 1996-02-20
- Event type
- Incident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- Embraer 120 (N129AM)
- Operating rule
- Part 135
- Operator
- Great Lakes Aviation Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- GREAT LAKES AVIATION LTD
Probable cause
The operator's inadequate progressive inspection program that did not require periodic analysis of airplane hydraulic system fluid; and the failure of the operator to comply with the airplane manufacturer's maintenance manual resulting in contamination of the airplane's hydraulic system that exceeded the maximum contamination level.
Source: NTSB case ATL96IA053Flight crew
Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.