# Incident 19970707035919I: Saab SF340A, Indianapolis, IN, July 7, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1997, 08:10 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: MALA
- Location: 39.7173° N, 86.2946° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at INDIANAPOLIS INTL (IND), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7173&lon=-86.2946&mi=10
- Aircraft: N110XJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N110XJ-2010-07-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Saab-Fairchild 340A (registry code 7850100, https://openairdocs.org/model/saab-fairchild-340a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CT7-SER series (registry code 30031, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-ct7-ser-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SAAB SF340A
- Reported engine: GE CT75A2
- People aboard: 27
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,217 total, 498 in this make and model, 113 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970707035919I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON JULY 07, 1997, SAAB SF-340A AIRCRAFT, N110XJ, ENROUTE FROM EVANSVILLE, IN (EVV) TO DETROIT, MI (DTW) AND OPERATED UNDER MESABA AIRLINES FLT 3025, DIVERTED TO INDIANAPOLIS, IN (IND) DUE TO LEFT ENGINE LOST OIL PRESSURE. LEFT ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN IN FLIGHT, CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT WAS STANDING BY. LH ENGINE #5 BEARING FAILED DURING FLIGHT CAUSING OIL PRESSURE DROPPED AND LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON.

## Other reports on N110XJ (3)

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

- [Incident 20030214005739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030214005739I), Feb 14, 2003: Saab SF340A (N110XJ), Bloomington-Nor, IL. (-23) At approximately 2025 CST on February 14, 2003, while on a revenue flight from detroit, mi (dtw) to Bloomington, IL (bmi) and on the final approach to…
- [Accident 20020721016169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020721016169A), Jul 21, 2002: Saab 340A (N110XJ), Charleston, WV, No damage. (.19) On July 21, 2002, about 0930 eastern daylight time, a Saab 340A, N110XJ, operated by mesaba aviation inc. as northwest airlink flight 2742, was…
- [Incident 19960719027669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960719027669I), Jul 19, 1996: Saab SF340A (N110XJ), Fort Wayne, IN. Narrative: on July 19, 1996 at approximately 1615 EST, mesaba airlines flight 3338, an SE340 model aircraft experienced a hydraulic failure during landing…

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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