# Incident 19960317024729I: Saab SF340A, Fort Smith, AR, March 17, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1996, 11:43 local time
- Place: Fort Smith, AR
- Airport: Fort Smith Municipal
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: REXA
- Location: 35.3366° N, 94.3661° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FORT SMITH RGNL (FSM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3366&lon=-94.3661&mi=10
- Aircraft: N321PX (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SAAB SF340A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960317024729I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON MARCH 17, 1996, AT 1143 CST, A SAAB 340A, N321PX, OPERATED BY EXPRESS AIRLINES, AS NORTHWEST AIR LINK FLIGHT 5361, RETURNED AND LANDED AT FORT SMITH MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AFTER LOSING HYDRAULIC PRESSURE SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A REGULAR SCHEDULED PASSENGER FLIGHT TO MEMPHIS, TN. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOWNLOCK ACTUATOR LINE SWIVEL, PART NUMBER L38710SA, WAS FOUND RUPTURED.

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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