# Incident 19890301023359I: Saab SF340A, Omaha, NE, March 1, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 1989, 09:50 local time
- Place: Omaha, NE
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: AMWA
- Location: 41.2586° N, 95.9378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Omaha, NE, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2586&lon=-95.9378&mi=10
- Aircraft: N922MA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N922MA-2003-04-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Saab-Fairchild 340A (registry code 7850100, https://openairdocs.org/model/saab-fairchild-340a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CT7-SER series (registry code 30031, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-ct7-ser-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SAAB SF340A
- People aboard: 9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890301023359I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE IN CABIN. RETURNED. RIGHT ENGINE AIR INLET DUCT ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT HAD SHORTED AND OVERHEATED.

## Other reports on N922MA (5)

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

- [Incident 20000626034749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000626034749I), Jun 26, 2000: Cessna 340A (N922MA), Memphis, TN, Minor damage. (-23)Responded to scene where company reported wing tip strike with jetway. Found aircraft at gate A-33, Memphis International Airport, with right wing tip…
- [Incident 20000225001319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000225001319I), Feb 25, 2000: Cessna 340A (N922MA), Memphis, TN, Minor damage. (-23) While taxiing to gate, a baggage cart ws blown into the number 1 propellor, causing damage. Propellor was the only damage to the aircraft. Two minor…
- [Incident 19950131004019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950131004019I), Jan 31, 1995: Saab SF340A (N922MA), Monroe, LA. Narrative: during a flight from jackson, Mississippi to Monroe Regional Airport the cargo smoke light illuminated approximately 25 miles from the airport. The…
- [Incident 19940704033819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940704033819I), Jul 4, 1994: Saab SF340A (N922MA), Gulfport, MS. Narrative: aircraft was on a base leg for a landing to runway 32 at gulf port, MS when the right engine quit. Crew declared an emergency and landed without…
- [Incident 19880606031229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880606031229I), Jun 6, 1988: Saab SF340A (N922MA), Kansas City, MO. Lost EGT temperature and torque on left engine. Returned. Replaced failed electrical control unit.

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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