19970513015849I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Saab SF340A · Detroit, MI · May 13, 1997

Date
May 13, 1997 · 12:47 local
Place
Detroit, MI
Airport
Detroit Metro Wayne County
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
MALA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N98XJ
Reported as
Saab SF340A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,000 total1,700 in this make and model250 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Narrative: investigation revealed that the #2 main wheel outbd bearing had failed. The wheel is being evaluated to determine the cause of the failure. The grease used in the subject wheel bearings was mobil 28, which meets the required mil-spec G81322.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE #2 MAIN WHEEL OUTBD BEARING HAD FAILED. THE WHEEL IS BEING EVALUATED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE GREASE USED IN THE SUBJECT WHEEL BEARINGS WAS MOBIL 28, WHICH MEETS THE REQUIRED MIL-SPEC G81322.