# Incident 19960329011699I: Bag JETSTM3101, South Bend, IN, March 29, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 1996, 11:15 local time
- Place: South Bend, IN
- Airport: Michiana Regional
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CX7A
- 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: N829JS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N829JS-2003-12-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: British Aerospace BAE JETSTREAM 3101 (registry code 1500216, https://openairdocs.org/model/british-aerospace-bae-jetstream-3101) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BAG JETSTM3101
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE33110
- People aboard: 20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,980 total, 9,111 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960329011699I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN DAYTON, OH AND WAS EN-ROUTE TO MIDWAY AIRPORT CHICAGO, IL. APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT THE CREW NOTICED A PROBLEM WITH THE OIL PRESSURE ON THE NUMBER ONE ENGINE (IT WAS DROPPING). THE CREW DECIDED TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY, CAGE THE ENGINE, AND DIVERT TO SOUTH BEND, IN WHICH WAS ALL ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED A SENDING UNIT MALFUNCTION AND A MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT WAS FILED. DURING FURTHER OPERATION OF THE ABOVE AIRCRAFT BY THE OPERATOR, A REPEAT GRIPE OCCURRED. AT THE DATE OF THIS REPORT, MAINTENANCE REPORTED THAT ANOTHER SENDING UNIT MALFUNCTION WAS SUSPECTED BUT AS YET THEY HAVE NOT RESOLVED TO CHANGE ANOTHER SENDING UNIT WITHOUT MORE TROUBLESHOOTING. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N829JS (6)

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

- [Incident 19961114042149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961114042149I), Nov 14, 1996: Bag JETSTM3101 (N829JS), Moline, IL. Duct left caption light illuminated used check. Light out but reilluminated shutdown engine. Landed mli. Replaced.
- [Incident 19900821041999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900821041999I), Aug 21, 1990: Bag JETSTM3101 (N829JS), Baltimore, MD. Smoke in cabin while taxiing. Evacuated passengers. Found right air conditioner flow control valve leaking.
- [Incident 19881002058549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881002058549I), Oct 2, 1988: Bag JETSTM3101 (N829JS), Erie, PA. Drastic cabin pressure rise. Oxygen masks deployed. Emergency descent. Returned. Left flow control valve defective.
- [Incident 19880407043459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880407043459I), Apr 7, 1988: Bag JETSTM3101 (N829JS), Erie, PA. Bird strike on climbout. Returned. No damage noted.
- [Incident 19870928073769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870928073769I), Sep 28, 1987: Bag JETSTM3101 (N829JS), Middletown, PA. A bird strike on the engine inlet of the right hand engine nacelle.
- [Incident 19870326025269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870326025269I), Mar 26, 1987: Bag JETSTM3101 (N829JS), Erie, PA, Minor damage. Left main gear tire blew on landing.

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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