# Incident 19870831068789I: Stbros SD360, Rockford, IL, August 31, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1987, 12:28 local time
- Place: Rockford, IL
- Airport: Greater Rockford
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SIMA
- Location: 42.2711° N, 89.0940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockford, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2711&lon=-89.0940&mi=10
- Aircraft: N382MQ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N382MQ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Short Bros SD3-60 (registry code 8100606, https://openairdocs.org/model/short-bros-sd3-60) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STBROS SD360
- People aboard: 22
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870831068789I

## Narrative

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

THE AIRLINER DIVERTED DUE TO A FIRE INDICATION IN THE AFT BAGGAGE AREA. AIRCRAFT LANDED AND WAS SAFELY EVACUATED.

## Other reports on N382MQ (1)

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

- [Incident 19890727041559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890727041559I), Jul 27, 1989: Stbros SD360 (N382MQ), Flint, MI, Minor damage. Returned due to radar problem. Red light for right gear. Landed with right gear retracted. Replaced actuator.

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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