# Incident 19870311012649I: Saab SF340A, St Louis, MO, March 11, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 1987, 15:30 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Lambert-St Louis International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: AMWA
- Location: 38.6273° N, 90.1979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Louis, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6273&lon=-90.1979&mi=10
- Aircraft: N346AM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N346AM-2003-05-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Saab-Fairchild 340A (registry code 7850100, https://openairdocs.org/model/saab-fairchild-340a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SAAB SF340A
- Reported engine: GE CT75A1
- People aboard: 20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870311012649I

## Narrative

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

LEFT ENGINE HAD A MUFFLED EXPLOSION WITH OVERTEMP AND ZERO TORQUE. SAFE LANDING. POWER TURBINE BLADES BROKEN.

## Other reports on N346AM (2)

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

- [Incident 19910515040539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910515040539I), May 15, 1991: Saab SF340A (N346AM), Memphis, TN. Hydraulic quanity pressure went to 0. Returned to airport. Used emergency procedures. Replaced hydraulic fitting.
- [Incident 19870925061669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870925061669I), Sep 25, 1987: Saab SF340A (N346AM), Wichita, KS, Minor damage. During taxi to gate both main tires deflated when expansion plugs blew. Found brakes sticking.

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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