# Incident 20021107036519I: Saab 340B, Peoria, IL, November 7, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 2002, 17:20 local time
- Place: Peoria, IL
- Airport: Greater Peoria
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: MALA
- Location: 40.6936° N, 89.5890° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Peoria, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6936&lon=-89.5890&mi=10
- Aircraft: N420XJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N420XJ-2015-12-24) (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: 37
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,864 total, 3,611 in this make and model, 216 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021107036519I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FLIGHT 3167 DEPARTED PIA FOR DTW. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE RIGHT ENGINE TORQUE AND TEMP STARTED CLIMBING. CREW THROTTLED BACK ENGINE AND PARAMETERS STABILIZED. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY PER COMPANY POLICY, RETURNED TO PIA AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. BOTH ENGINES WERE SHUT DOWN UPON ARRIVING AT THE GATE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED A BIRD OR BIRDS HAD BEEN INGESTED IN THE RIGHT ENGINE. ONBOARD RECORDERS WERE REMOVED AND SENT FOR EVALUATION WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE HAD EXPERIENCED AN OVERTEMP OUTSIDE THE LIMITS SET BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE ENGINE WAS CHANGED. NO FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OR PROPELLER. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N420XJ (1)

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

- [Accident 20040224003689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040224003689A), Feb 24, 2004: Saab 340B (N420XJ), Detroit, MI, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft N420XJ is loaded and being pushed back from gate C22. At the yellow line the wing walker gave the stop sign, but the pushback operator kept…

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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