# Incident 19980911036429I: Emb EMB120ER, Billings, MT, September 11, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1998, 15:50 local time
- Place: Billings, MT
- Airport: Billings Logan International
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- 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: N195SW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N195SW-2004-09-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer EMB-120 (registry code 3260201, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-120) (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 PW118B
- People aboard: 33
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980911036429I

## Narrative

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

(-5) DURING TAKEOFF THE RIGHT TORQUE GAUGE FLUCTUATED BETWEEN 24 AND 80 PERCENT TORQUE. FLIGHT CREW ABORTED TAKEOFF AND TAXIED AIRCRAFT BACK TO THE GATE. BILLINGS MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT IT WAS AN INDICATION PROBLEM. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO SALT LAKE CITY FOR FURTHER MAINTENANCE. SALT LAKE CITY MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RIGHT ENGINE TORQUE SENSOR. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

## Other reports on N195SW (2)

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

- [Incident 19940807034159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940807034159I), Aug 7, 1994: Emb EMB120 (N195SW), San Diego, CA, Minor damage. Loaded aft of center of gravity. Tail settled to ramp.
- [Incident 19911204060469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911204060469I), Dec 4, 1991: Emb EMB120 (N195SW), Salt Lake City, UT. Lost all pressurization on climb. Emergency descent. Returned. Found incorrect cargo door stops installed.

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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