19871226077959I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Saab SF340A · Memphis, TN · December 26, 1987

Date
December 26, 1987 · 20:20 local
Place
Memphis, TN
Airport
Memphis International
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
REXA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N321PX
Reported as
Saab SF340A
People aboard
13
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,800 total140 in this make and model240 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

False engine fire warning due to water on monitor connectors. Water entered under loose upper cowl. Cracked cowl rib

As the FAA filed it

FALSE ENGINE FIRE WARNING DUE TO WATER ON MONITOR CONNECTORS. WATER ENTERED UNDER LOOSE UPPER COWL.CRACKED COWL RIB