# Incident 19890109005809I: Saab SF340A, Duluth, MN, January 9, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 1989, 15:45 local time
- Place: Duluth, MN
- Airport: Duluth International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: REXA
- Location: 46.8421° N, 92.1932° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DULUTH INTL (DLH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8421&lon=-92.1932&mi=10
- Aircraft: N328PX (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SAAB SF340A
- Reported engine: GE CT75A2
- People aboard: 24
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,400 total, 225 in this make and model, 225 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890109005809I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE BACKFIRING. SHUT ENGINE DOWN. LANDED AT DULUTH. A SPACER BEHIND NR1 ENGINE COMPRESSOR SPLIT DAMAGING BLADES.

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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