# Incident 19970513015849I: Saab SF340A, Detroit, MI, May 13, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1997, 12:47 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Detroit Metro Wayne County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: MALA
- Location: 42.2124° N, 83.3534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DETROIT METRO WAYNE COUNTY (DTW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2124&lon=-83.3534&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98XJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98XJ-2008-01-04) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 1,700 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970513015849I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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