# Incident 19980809028999I: Emb EMB120ER, Billings, MT, August 9, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1998, 16:03 local time
- Place: Billings, MT
- Airport: Billings Logan International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SWIA
- Location: 45.8078° N, 108.5435° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BILLINGS LOGAN INTL (BIL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8078&lon=-108.5435&mi=10
- Aircraft: N214SW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N214SW-2007-02-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer EMB-120ER (registry code 3260203, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-120er) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW118 (registry code 52116, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw118) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMB EMB120ER
- Reported engine: PWA PW118A
- People aboard: 30
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980809028999I

## Narrative

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

SKYWEST 736, BIL-SLC, RETURNED TO BIL AT 1603 MDT AFTER SHUTTING DOWN THE LEFT ENGINE. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. CREW REPORTED LEFT BLEED AIR DUCT LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CREW FOLLOWED THE QRH AND CLOSED THE BLEED AIR DUCT AIR SWITCH, THE SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE. AIRCRAFT FERRIED BACK TO SLC. MAINTENANCE REPORTS THAT THEY ARE IN CONTACT WITH EMBRAER TO CHANGE THE SENSOR SWITCH TRIP DESIGN FROM 150 DEGREE F TO 170 DEGREE F.

## Other reports on N214SW (1)

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

- [Incident 20030316003669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030316003669I), Mar 16, 2003: Emb EMB120ER (N214SW), Cedar City, UT, Minor damage. (-23) Skw 3622 taxied out for takeoff at approximately 22:00 MST. The aircraft was de-iced prior to takeoff with type 1 fluid. Type 1 fluid was the only type…

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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