# Incident 19900426020959I: Saab SF340A, Memphis, TN, April 26, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1990, 14:25 local time
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Airport: Memphis International
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: REXA
- Location: 35.1495° N, 90.0490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Memphis, TN, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1495&lon=-90.0490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N326PX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N326PX-2005-04-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Saab-Fairchild 340A (registry code 7850100, https://openairdocs.org/model/saab-fairchild-340a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SAAB SF340A
- Reported engine: GE CT75A2
- People aboard: 19
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,200 total, 2,800 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900426020959I

## Narrative

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

LEFT ENGINE CHIP DETECTOR WARNING. SECURED. DECLARED EMERGENCY. RETURNED AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N326PX (2)

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

- [Incident 19911013049329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911013049329I), Oct 13, 1991: Saab SF340A (N326PX), Memphis, TN, Minor damage. During taxi pilot lost nose wheel steering. Brakes ineffective. Coasted into a van. Hydraulic pump had failed.
- [Incident 19890202005919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890202005919I), Feb 2, 1989: Saab SF340A (N326PX), Sioux City, IA. Unsafe gear light. Executed missed approach. Landed without incident. Dirty contacts on harness assembly.

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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