# Incident 19940203004129I: Saab SF340A, Memphis, TN, February 3, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 1994, 20:35 local time
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Airport: Memphis International
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- 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: N344AM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SAAB SF340A
- Reported engine: GE CT75A2
- People aboard: 13
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940203004129I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING ENGINES HE MOVED BOTH CONDITION LEVERS FORWARD TO THE MIN-MAX POSITION. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE RAMP AGENT GAVE A FIRE SIGNAL FOR THE LEFT ENGINE, LOOKING AT THE LEFT ENGINE HE SAW SMOKE. HE DID AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WAS NO INJURIES TO ANY OF THE PASSENGERS. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT THE ECU BECAME SATURATED WITH EXCESS FUEL CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN, THEREBY,GENERATING SMOKE. THERE WAS NO FIRE.

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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