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Incident

FAA incident report · Saab SF340A · Pittsburgh, PA · November 12, 1999

Date: November 12, 1999 · 12:50 local
Place: Pittsburgh, PA
Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: CHQA
Aircraft: N118CQ
Reported as: Saab SF340A
People aboard: 22
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,700 total1,400 in this make and model178 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On November 21, 1999, at 1250E, N118CQ, a SF-340, s/m 340A-118, operating as chqa flight #4297, aborted takeoff at pit on runway 28R. On takeoff, the #1 engine constant tq failed to control the engine tq and spiked. The aircraft returned to the gate without incident. The "ctac" was deferred per the MEL 76-10-01 and the aircraft was returned to service. Later that night, the "ecu" was replaced. Op's checked and the MEL was cleared and the aircraft was returned to service. Investigation by desk audit and closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 21, 1999, AT 1250E, N118CQ, A SF-340, S/M 340A-118, OPERATING AS CHQA FLIGHT #4297, ABORTED TAKEOFF AT PIT ON RUNWAY 28R. ON TAKEOFF, THE #1 ENGINE CONSTANT TQ FAILED TO CONTROL THE ENGINE TQ AND SPIKED. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE "CTAC" WAS DEFERRED PER THE MEL 76-10-01 AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. LATER THAT NIGHT, THE "ECU" WAS REPLACED. OP'S CHECKED AND THE MEL WAS CLEARED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. INVESTIGATION BY DESK AUDIT AND CLOSED.