# Incident 20000727031939I: Cessna 340A, Fort Wayne, IN, July 27, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 2000, 18:40 local time
- Place: Fort Wayne, IN
- Airport: Fort Wayne Municipal - Baer Field
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: MALA
- Location: 41.1306° N, 85.1289° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Wayne, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1306&lon=-85.1289&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79XJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79XJ-2005-04-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Saab-Fairchild 340A (registry code 7850100, https://openairdocs.org/model/saab-fairchild-340a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340A
- People aboard: 21
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000727031939I

## Narrative

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

(-23)FLIGHT CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED AT FORT WAYNE, IN (KFWA) DUE TO SMOKE IN THE CARGO AREA. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT, CARGO HOLD WAS INSPECTION AND NO SIGN OF SMOKE WAS EVIDENT.  MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL IN FWA CLEANED CANNON PLUG PINS AND OBTAINED ONE TIME SPECIAL FLIGHT PERMIT FROM KFWA TO KDTW.

## Other reports on N79XJ (1)

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

- [Incident 20030815024119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030815024119I), Aug 15, 2003: Saab SF340A (N79XJ), Minneapolis, MN. (-23) During climb out and at level flight, flaps began uncommanded movement causing the aircraft to experience pitch changes. Flap position potentiometer had…

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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