# Incident 19951101040899I: Aerosp ATR42300, South Bend, IN, November 1, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 1995, 11:51 local time
- Place: South Bend, IN
- Airport: Michiana Regional
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SIMA
- Location: 41.6834° N, 86.2500° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Bend, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6834&lon=-86.2500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N242AT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N242AT-2003-11-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale/Aeritalia ATR 42-300 (registry code 8680920, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-aeritalia-atr-42-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW120 (registry code 52114, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP ATR42300
- People aboard: 35
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,500 total, 4,500 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951101040899I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: WHILE IN FLIGHT FROM CMH TO ORD, AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED INDICATION OF LOW OIL PRESSURE ON LEFT ENGINE. CREW SHUT DOWN LEFT ENGINE AND DIVERTED TO SBN WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED OIL LEAKS FOUND AT A VENT OR RETURN LINE AT 2:00 O'CLOCK POSITION IN LINE WITH ITT HARNESS. FOUND O RING ON VENT TRANSFER TUBE WORN, PART NUMBER STE3086-013, AND TIGHTENED B-NUT ON SCAVENGE TUBE. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N242AT (1)

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

- [Accident 19930725025322A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930725025322A), Jul 25, 1993: Aerosp ATR42300 (N242AT), New York, NY, Substantial damage. Was holding short of runway when it was struck by hzais which was taxiing for takeoff. (.4)the crew of the departing ATR-42, N242AT, had accepted an…

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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