# Incident 19971015035559I: Lkheed 382G, Springfield, IL, October 15, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1997, 15:00 local time
- Place: Springfield, IL
- Airport: Capital Airport
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SRAA
- Location: 39.8017° N, 89.6437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8017&lon=-89.6437&mi=10
- Aircraft: N920SJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N920SJ-1998-09-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lockheed 382G (registry code 526414U, https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-382g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LKHEED 382G
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,800 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971015035559I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON OCTOBER 15, 1997 AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 CDT, ON A REPOSITIONING FLIGHT FROM KANSAS CITY, KANSAS TO CLEVELAND, OHIO THE NUMBER THREE ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THE CREW FEATHERED THE ENGINE AND DISCHARGED BOTH FIRE EXTINGUISHER BOTTLE TO THE ENGINE. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY TO ATC AND LANDED AT SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS AT 1530 CDT, WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE FOUR CREW MEMBERS WERE NOT INJURED AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND THE NUMBER THREE ENGINE FIRE DETECTION CONTROL UNIT P/N 892541-100, S/N8560, TO HAVE FAILED. THE CONTROL UNIT AND THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER BOTTLES WERE REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

## Other reports on N920SJ (1)

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

- [Incident 19900909057439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900909057439I), Sep 9, 1990: Lkheed 382G (N920SJ), Indianapolis, IN, Minor damage. Two takeoffs aborted due to NR4 engine RPM problem. Replaced problem. Replaced propeller control valve.

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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