# Incident 19960331009729I: Saab SF340A, Springfield, MO, March 31, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1996, 07:00 local time
- Place: Springfield, MO
- Airport: Springfield Regional
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: REXA
- Location: 37.2153° N, 93.2982° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2153&lon=-93.2982&mi=10
- Aircraft: N327PX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N327PX-2005-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Saab-Fairchild 340A (registry code 7850100, https://openairdocs.org/model/saab-fairchild-340a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SAAB SF340A
- Reported engine: GE CT7TP*
- People aboard: 31
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960331009729I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: NORTHWEST AIRLINK FLIGHT 5120 DEPARTED SGF ON 3/31/96, AT 0700 LCL. THE CREW EXPERIENCED A TAILPIPE HOT LIGHT ON THE #1 ENGINE. THE CREW SHUT DOWN THE LEFT ENGINE AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SGF. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO MEMPHIS, WHERE A BROKEN WIRE WAS REPAIRED ON THE ENGINE TAILPIPE CANNON PLUG. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED. CE96ICM0046.

## Other reports on N327PX (2)

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

- [Incident 19981025033949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981025033949I), Oct 25, 1998: Saab SF340A (N327PX), Springfield, MO. After takeoff, right hand fire warning light came on. Complied with checklist and blew fire bottles and shut down engine. Removed and replaced right hand fire…
- [Incident 19870506045449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870506045449I), May 6, 1987: Saab SF340A (N327PX), Muscle Shoals, AL. Engine shutdown due to illumination of the chip detector light. Landed without incident.

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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