# Incident 20000510018109I: Cessna 340A, Lincoln, NE, May 10, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 2000, 18:18 local time
- Place: Lincoln, NE
- Airport: Lincoln Municipal
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: MALA
- Location: 40.8509° N, 96.7591° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LINCOLN (LNK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8509&lon=-96.7591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68XJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68XJ-2007-07-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Saab-Fairchild 340A (registry code 7850100, https://openairdocs.org/model/saab-fairchild-340a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CT7-SER series (registry code 30031, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-ct7-ser-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340A
- People aboard: 19
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000510018109I

## Narrative

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

(-23)MESABA AIRLINES LFIGHT 2792, SF-340, RETURNED TO LINCOLN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, LINCOLN, NE, DUE TO A GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT. THE IARCRAFT WAS FERREIED TO MINNEAPOLIS, MN, IN A GEAR DOWN CONDITION.  COMPANY MECHANICS FOUND THE UPLOCK LIMIT SWITHC OUT OA ADJUSTMENT.  AFTER ADJUSTMENT THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERIVCE.

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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