# Incident 19981228044189I: Saab 340B, Rockford, IL, December 28, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 1998, 09:55 local time
- Place: Rockford, IL
- Airport: Greater Rockford
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: MALA
- Location: 42.2711° N, 89.0940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockford, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2711&lon=-89.0940&mi=10
- Aircraft: N433XJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N433XJ-2021-07-14) (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: 26
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981228044189I

## Narrative

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

(-5)ON DECEMBER 28, 1998, N433XJ, A SAAB 340B, OPERATED BY MESABA AIRLINE (MALA) EXPERIENCED A SMOKE IN THE AFT CARGO BIN INDICTION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES FOR ROCKFORD, IL (RFD) DESCENDING TO THEIR APPROACH.  THE CARGO BIN FIRE EXTINGUISHER WAS ACTIVEATED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT (RFD) WITHOUT INCIDENT.  THE CREW REPORTED THAT THEY RECIEVED A CARGO FIRE WARNING AND THAT THEY DISCHARGED THE LEFT FIRE EXTINGUISHER.  THEY REPORTED THAT THE LIGHT WENT OUT.  DURING THE COMPANIES INVESTIGATION INTO THIS INCIDENT NO INDICATION OF FIRE OR SMOKE WAS FOUND PRESENT IN THE AFT CARGO BIN TO INDICATE THAT THERE WAS AN ACTUAL OCCURANCE OF FIRE OR SMOKE.

## Other reports on N433XJ (1)

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

- [Incident 20000917038079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000917038079I), Sep 17, 2000: Saab 340B (N433XJ), Rochester, NY. (-23) On Sunday September 17, 2000 at 2005 local, a mesaba airlines Saab 340B, d/b/a northwest airlink, flight 2962, N433XJ, performed an air turn back due to…

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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