# Incident 19860410039129I: Swrngn SA227AC, Milwaukee, WI, April 10, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 1986, 17:30 local time
- Place: Milwaukee, WI
- Airport: General Mitchell
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MAAA
- Location: 42.9469° N, 87.8971° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GENERAL MITCHELL INTL (MKE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9469&lon=-87.8971&mi=10
- Aircraft: N177MA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N177MA-1991-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA227-AC (registry code 8780603, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa227-ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA227AC
- Reported engine: ARSRCH TPE3316
- People aboard: 13
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 500 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860410039129I

## Narrative

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

LEFT ENGINE FIRE WARNING DURING CLIMB. FIRE BOTTLE DISCHARGED, RETURNED. PLENUM DRAIN CHECK VALVE FAILED.

## Other reports on N177MA (2)

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

- [Incident 19850926053449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850926053449I), Sep 26, 1985: Swrngn SA227AC (N177MA), Traverse City, MI. Returned for landing after being unable to retard power lever on left engine. Pitch control arm disconnected.
- [Incident 19810718058499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810718058499I), Jul 18, 1981: Swrngn SA226TC (N177MA), Milwaukee, WI. Flight to base for maintenance. Takeoff aborted. Lost control due nose steering actuator failure.

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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