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FAA incident report · Swrngn SA227-AC · Omaha, NE · March 26, 1997

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Date
March 26, 1997 · 16:38 local
Place
Omaha, NE
Airport
Eppley Airfield
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
MALA
Aircraft
N159MC
Reported as
Swrngn SA227AC
People aboard
8
Fatal injuries
0
N159MCRegistered now · Fairchild SA227-ACS/N AC-728BAirframe modelFairchild SA227-ACEngine modelAiResearch TPE331 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: N159MC, a SA-227-AC being operated as mesaba airlines flight 3049, departed lincoln, Nebraska, enroute to minneapolis, Minnesota, on March 26, 1997. Enroute the aircraft experienced smoke in the cockpit and the aircraft landed at Omaha, Nebraska. The aircraft was ferried to minneapolis, MN, where company mechanics replaced the temperature control valve. Time on part 8158.32: cycles 9538. This incident is closed with this report.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: N159MC, A SA-227-AC BEING OPERATED AS MESABA AIRLINES FLIGHT 3049, DEPARTED LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, ENROUTE TO MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, ON MARCH 26, 1997. ENROUTE THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT OMAHA, NEBRASKA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO MINNEAPOLIS, MN, WHERE COMPANY MECHANICS REPLACED THE TEMPERATURE CONTROL VALVE. TIME ON PART 8158.32: CYCLES 9538. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

Other reports on N159MC · 5

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

Incident 20040303002999IClimb · Spokane, WA(-23) Big sky flight 1410, Spokane (geg), Washington, to olympia, Washington, declared emergency and returned to geg with gear warning light. Aircraft landed without incident at 1826Z. Maintenance replaced left outboard main gear squat switch. Gear was ops…Mar 3, 2004Incident 19991026030149IDescent · Billings, MT(-23) On 10/26/99 at 0719 LCL MDT, a big sky airlines fairchild SA-227-AC, N159MC, experienced a hydraulic failure of the landing gear system. During landing, the flight crew selected gear down and the main landing gear failed to deploy. The crew manually…Oct 26, 1999Incident 19981022033669ITo Aborted (Fixed Wing) · Billings, MTOn 10/22/98 @ 1900 mlcl aircraft N159MC left engine failed to generate required engine torque during take-off roll. The crew aborted take-off and returned to gate. The mechanics trouble shooting revealed the cannon plug to the left engine P2 sensor was…Oct 22, 1998Incident 19951228045239IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Bemidji, MNNarrative: on December 26, 1995 mesaba records show extensive maintenance on fairchild SA-227 aircraft N159MC in the area of the elevator quadrant. During the maintenance, a mechanic following maintenance manual procedures, removed the upper elevator bolt and…Dec 28, 1995Accident 19910928063109ALevel Off Touchdown · Atlantic City, NJRight main gear collapsed on touchdown. Right prop wing tip hit runway. Down lock bearing failed.Sep 28, 1991 · Substantial damage