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Incident

FAA incident report · Saab SF340A · Lincoln, NE · July 18, 2000

Date: July 18, 2000 · 07:10 local
Place: Lincoln, NE
Airport: Lincoln Municipal
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: MALA
Aircraft: N590XJ
Reported as: Saab SF340A
People aboard: 35
Fatal injuries: 0

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What happened

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

(-23) N590XJ, Saab 340A, being operated as northwest airlink flight 3223, departed Lincoln, NE, enroute to minneapolis, MN. The crew declared an emergency 15 minutes after departure due to a tailpipe temperature overheat indication. Contract maintenance inspected the engine and cleaned the cannon plug to the temperature overheat indicator and returned the aircraft to service.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N590XJ, SAAB 340A, BEING OPERATED AS NORTHWEST AIRLINK FLIGHT 3223, DEPARTED LINCOLN, NE, ENROUTE TO MINNEAPOLIS, MN. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY 15 MINUTES AFTER DEPARTURE DUE TO A TAILPIPE TEMPERATURE OVERHEAT INDICATION. CONTRACT MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE ENGINE AND CLEANED THE CANNON PLUG TO THE TEMPERATURE OVERHEAT INDICATOR AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.