# Incident 19980505025969I: Saab 340B, Fort Smith, AR, May 5, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1998, 08:50 local time
- Place: Fort Smith, AR
- Airport: Fort Smith Municipal
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SIMA
- Location: 35.3366° N, 94.3661° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FORT SMITH RGNL (FSM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3366&lon=-94.3661&mi=10
- Aircraft: N313AE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N313AE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Saab-Scania SAAB 340B (registry code 7860101, https://openairdocs.org/model/saab-scania-saab-340b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CT7-SER series (registry code 30031, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-ct7-ser-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SAAB 340B
- Reported engine: GE CT79B
- People aboard: 35
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980505025969I

## Narrative

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

ON 5/5/98 AT APPROXIMATELY 0850 CDT A FAIRCHILD SAAB SF-340B EXPERIENCED UNCONTROLLABLE PROPELLER RPM. CREW HAD TO SHUT DOWN THE RIGHT ENGINE, AND MADE A SUCCESSFUL SINGLE ENGINE LANDING. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED BY WINGS WEST AIRLINES D/B/A AMERICAN EAGLE. THE FLIGHT WAS BEING OPERATED AS AMERICAN EAGLE FLIGHT 5104, AND WAS CARRYING 32 PASSENGERS AND A CREW OF 3. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE, PCU OIL TRANSFER TUBE WAS REINDEXED. AIRCRAFT HAD A REPEAT OF THE SAME PROBLEM ON JUNE 11, 1998 AT DFW. FURTHER INVESTIGATION MAINTENCE FOUND OVERSPEED GOVENOR WAS CUTTING IN LOW. THIS INVESTIGATION AND REPORT ARE CLOSED.

## Other reports on N313AE (2)

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

- [Incident 20030407005449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030407005449I), Apr 7, 2003: Saab 340B (N313AE), Los Angeles, CA, Minor damage. (-23) The aircraft returned to lax with a loss of hydraulic fluid and pressure. After rolling to a stop, the ground crew chocked the nose landing gear as…
- [Incident 19970811028019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970811028019I), Aug 11, 1997: Saab 340B (N313AE), Lafayette, LA. Flames left engine gen exhaust duct ac generator burned. Fire put out. Evacuated on taxiway.

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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