# Incident 19871003063299I: Swrngn SA227AC, Boise, ID, October 3, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1987, 11:29 local time
- Place: Boise, ID
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: QXEA
- Location: 43.6135° N, 116.2035° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boise, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6135&lon=-116.2035&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3116Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3116Z-2002-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild SA227-AC (registry code 3377509, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-sa227-ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA227AC
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871003063299I

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT DUE TO AN UNLATCHED COWLING. OPERATOR IS TAKING ACTION TO PREVENT RECURRENCE.

## Other reports on N3116Z (4)

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

- [Incident 19961019038829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961019038829I), Oct 19, 1996: Swrngn SA227AC (N3116Z), Spokane, WA. Narrative: inbound to geg, horizon air flight crew reported the manual aileron trim tab froze. Aircraft landed at geg without incident. Aircraft maintenance at…
- [Incident 19930108005959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930108005959I), Jan 8, 1993: Swrngn SA227AC (N3116Z), Billings, MT. Aircraft failed to pressurize after takeoff. Returned. Found main door seal had failed.
- [Incident 19920329011489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920329011489I), Mar 29, 1992: Swrngn SA227AC (N3116Z), Portland, OR. Left engine low oil pressure light on approach. Shut down. Landed safely. Dome prop seal failed allowing oil leak.
- [Incident 19900430026479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900430026479I), Apr 30, 1990: Swrngn SA227AC (N3116Z), Great Falls, MT, Minor damage. Lost directional control on takeoff roll. Veered off runway. Brake pucks were wedged into brakes.

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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