# Incident 19990922033619I: Saab 340B, Minneapolis, MN, September 22, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 1999, 17:20 local time
- Place: Minneapolis, MN
- Airport: Minneapolis-St Paul International-Wold
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: MALA
- Location: 44.9800° N, 93.2638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minneapolis, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9800&lon=-93.2638&mi=10
- Aircraft: N424XJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N424XJ-2022-04-15) (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: 21
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990922033619I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 22, 1999, AT 1720Z A MESABA AIRCRAFT N424XJ (SF-340) DECLARED AN EMERGENCY LANDING DUE TO SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT.  THE PILOTS REPORTED DONNING THEIR SMOKE MASKS AND PROCEEDED TO LAND WITHOUT INCIDENT.  EMERGENCY VEHICLES WERE DISPATCHED TO THE SCENE.  NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED BY PASSENGER OR CREW.  CAUSE OF SMOKE HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE FROM A CHAFFED WIRE FROM THE AUTOPILOT SYSTEM LOCATED IN THE QUADRANT.

## Other reports on N424XJ (2)

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

- [Incident 20070814825599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070814825599I), Aug 14, 2007: Saab 340B (N424XJ), Minneapolis, MN, Minor damage. (-23) Both right main tires blew out upon landing. Aircarrier will conduct line checks of the airmen. Passengers were deplaned and bussed to the terminal.…
- [Incident 19990215016009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990215016009I), Feb 15, 1999: Saab 340B (N424XJ), Peoria, IL. (-5)On February 15, 1999, mesaba flight 3319, a revenue flight from bloomington-normal, Illinois, airport (bmi) to Peoria, Illinois, airport (pia) 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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