# Incident 19870711051169I: Stbros SD330, Dallas-Ft Worth, TX, July 11, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1987, 12:00 local time
- Place: Dallas-Ft Worth, TX
- Airport: Dallas-Fort Worth International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MTXA
- 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: N939MA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N939MA-2012-02-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Short Bros. & Harland SD3-30 (registry code 8100602, https://openairdocs.org/model/short-bros-harland-sd3-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STBROS SD330
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A45R
- People aboard: 20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,849 total, 948 in this make and model, 246 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870711051169I

## Narrative

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

EXPERIENCED SMOKE IN COCKPIT AFTER TURNING ON BLEED AIR. FOUND ENGINE WASH SOLUTION HAD ENTERED BLEED DUCTS.

## Other reports on N939MA (2)

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

- [Incident 19980622027059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980622027059I), Jun 22, 1998: Stbros SD360 (N939MA), Omaha, NE. The aircraft was taxiing for takeoff when the nose wheel steering and braking were lost causing the aircraft to go off the taxiway due to position of the nose…
- [Incident 19850109006609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850109006609I), Jan 9, 1985: Stbros SD330 (N939MA), Boston, MA. Engine shutdown due to low oil pressure indication. Uneventful landing. Replaced engine.

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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