# Incident 19990429015209I: Saab 340B, Wichita, KS, April 29, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1999, 10:10 local time
- Place: Wichita, KS
- Airport: Wichita Mid-Continent
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SIMA
- Location: 37.6922° N, 97.3375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6922&lon=-97.3375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N371AE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N371AE-2007-06-07) (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
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990429015209I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF AT WICHITA MIDCONTINENT AIRPORT, WICHITA, KANSAS WHEN SMOKE WAS REPORTED ABOVE SEATS 3B AND 3C. PASSENGERS WERE OFF LOADED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO MAINTENANCE WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE CONNECTOR FOR THE LIGHT WAS FOUND ARCED. THE BALLEST FOR THE LIGHT WAS DISCONNECTED AND CIRCUIT BREAKER PULLED PER MEL 33-03 AND AIRCRAFT WAS THEN DISPATCHED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N371AE (1)

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

- [Incident 19960616018179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960616018179I), Jun 16, 1996: Saab 340B (N371AE), Springfield, MO. Narrative: simmons airlines flight #654 enroute sgf-dfw experienced a compressor stall of #2 engine, accompanied with auto feather of #2 propeller, while…

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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