# Incident 19960616018179I: Saab 340B, Springfield, MO, June 16, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1996, 13:22 local time
- Place: Springfield, MO
- Airport: Springfield Regional
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SIMA
- 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: N371AE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N371AE-2007-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Saab-Scania SAAB 340B (registry code 7860101, https://openairdocs.org/model/saab-scania-saab-340b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CT7-SER series (registry code 30031, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-ct7-ser-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SAAB 340B
- Reported engine: GE CT79B
- People aboard: 37
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960616018179I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: SIMMONS AIRLINES FLIGHT #654 ENROUTE SGF-DFW EXPERIENCED A COMPRESSOR STALL OF #2 ENGINE, ACCOMPANIED WITH AUTO FEATHER OF #2 PROPELLER, WHILE FLYING AT 2000 FT. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SGF WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT WAS ON STANDBY, NO EMERGENCY EVACUATION OF THE CABIN WAS REQUIRED. MAINTENANCE AT SGF PERFORMED A BOROSCOPE INSPECTION OF #2 ENGINE AND DISCOVERED 2 BLADES MISSING AND BLADE DAMAGE OF THE FIFTH STAGE COMPRESSOR. ALL DAMAGE TO THE #2 ENGINE WAS CONTAINED WITHIN THE ENGINE CASING. THE #2 ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED (P/N CT-7-9B) PRIOR TO RETURNING THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N371AE (1)

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

- [Incident 19990429015209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990429015209I), Apr 29, 1999: Saab 340B (N371AE), Wichita, KS. Aircraft was taxiing for takeoff at Wichita midcontinent airport, Wichita, Kansas when smoke was reported above seats 3B and 3C. Passengers were off loaded…

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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