# Incident 20001213028239I: Saab 340B, Minneapolis, MN, December 13, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 2000, 13:40 local time
- Place: Minneapolis, MN
- Airport: Minneapolis-St Paul International-Wold
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: MALA
- Location: 44.9800° N, 93.2638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minneapolis, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9800&lon=-93.2638&mi=10
- Aircraft: N435XJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N435XJ-2026-07-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Saab-Scania SAAB 340B (registry code 7860101, https://openairdocs.org/model/saab-scania-saab-340b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CT7-SER series (registry code 30031, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-ct7-ser-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SAAB 340B
- Reported engine: GE CT79B
- People aboard: 11
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 134 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001213028239I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING TAKEOFF AT APPROX. 200 FT. OF ALTITUDE, LEFT ENGINE HAD AN AUTO SHUTDOWN. THE A/C RETURNED AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE WAS CALLED AND DISCOVERED FUEL LEAKING OUT OF THE STANDBY BOOST-PUMP DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE SWITCH, PART #8346. A RUPTURED DIAPHRAM CAUSED THE LEAKING FUEL WHICH IN TURN CAUSED THE ENGINE DRIVEN PUMP TO CAVITAT AND LOOSE FUEL PRESSURE. THE LACK OF FUEL PRESSURE CAUSED THE ENGINE TO AUTO SHUTDOWN. THE DOWNLOAD OF THE FLIGHT DATA RECORDER CONFIRMED THE FACT THAT A LOSE OF FUEL PRESSURE OCCURRED. THE ENGINE AND PRESSURE SWITCH WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED. THE ENGINE, BECAUSE OF A SUDDEN INCREASE IN ITT. (992.5). THE VALVE IS MANUFACTURED BY HYDRO ELECTRIC. THERE IS A PENDING SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS PRESSURE SWITCH, WHICH DEALS WITH FAILURE OF THE DIAPHRAM.

## Other reports on N435XJ (1)

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

- [Incident 20131115023159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131115023159I), Nov 15, 2013: Saab-Scania SAAB 340B (N435XJ), Washington, DC, No damage. During take-off climb-out PIL0T gear nit retracted. Crew reported upon gear up selection, amber handle light illuminated, hydraulic pump ran continuously, gear…

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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