# Incident 19981122044369I: Saab 340B, Abilene, TX, November 22, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 1998, 13:31 local time
- Place: Abilene, TX
- Airport: Abilene Regional Airport
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SIMA
- Location: 32.4113° N, 99.6819° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ABILENE RGNL (ABI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4113&lon=-99.6819&mi=10
- Aircraft: N332AE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N332AE) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,946 total, 240 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981122044369I

## Narrative

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

CREW DETECTED A FAINT ELECTRICAL SMELL IN THE CABIN. DIVERTED TO ABI FOR LANDING. MAINTENANCE DETERMINED THE CAUSE OF THE SMELL WAS A FAULTY CIRCUIT IN THE #1 COFFEE JUG.

## Other reports on N332AE (1)

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

- [Incident 19990626015969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990626015969I), Jun 26, 1999: Saab 340B (N332AE), Palm Springs, CA. According to the pilot, he decided to abort takeoff. There was a discrepancy on actual outside temperature. This was imperative, because of calculation on the…

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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