# Incident 20000718035939I: Saab SF340A, Lincoln, NE, July 18, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 2000, 07:10 local time
- Place: Lincoln, NE
- Airport: Lincoln Municipal
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- 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: N590XJ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SAAB SF340A
- People aboard: 35
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000718035939I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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