19950112001679I

Incident

FAA incident report · Saab SF340A · Memphis, TN · January 12, 1995

Date
January 12, 1995 · 14:40 local
Place
Memphis, TN
Airport
Memphis International
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
REXA
Aircraft
N324PX
Reported as
Saab SF340A
Reported engine
GE CF7002C
People aboard
15
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
20,000 total2,000 in this make and model50 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.

Narrative: after takeoff and at an altitude of approximately 1200/1300 AGL, a noticeable bump was felt in the aircraft, and immediately the left engine over temp light came on. An itt of over 980 was observed along with the indicator needle showing above 980 degrees c to 1000 degrees c. the ctot was reduced and turned off. The right engine reduced to about 85% torque, the left engine stayed at about 105% torque and 980 to 990 itt. After leveling off at 2000', flight returned to mem and landed on rwy 18R. After landing and CFR standing by, aircraft taxied to parking area A3. There was no fire or injuries to passengers. Maintenance did an engine change due to the high temperature that was indicated.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AFTER TAKEOFF AND AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 1200/1300 AGL, A NOTICEABLE BUMP WAS FELT IN THE AIRCRAFT, AND IMMEDIATELY THE LEFT ENGINE OVER TEMP LIGHT CAME ON. AN ITT OF OVER 980 WAS OBSERVED ALONG WITH THE INDICATOR NEEDLE SHOWING ABOVE 980 DEGREES C TO 1000 DEGREES C. THE CTOT WAS REDUCED AND TURNED OFF. THE RIGHT ENGINE REDUCED TO ABOUT 85% TORQUE, THE LEFT ENGINE STAYED AT ABOUT 105% TORQUE AND 980 TO 990 ITT. AFTER LEVELING OFF AT 2000', FLIGHT RETURNED TO MEM AND LANDED ON RWY 18R. AFTER LANDING AND CFR STANDING BY, AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO PARKING AREA A3. THERE WAS NO FIRE OR INJURIES TO PASSENGERS. MAINTENANCE DID AN ENGINE CHANGE DUE TO THE HIGH TEMPERATURE THAT WAS INDICATED.