# Incident 20021127032119I: Swrngn SA227AC, Wolf Point, MT, November 27, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 2002, 12:00 local time
- Place: Wolf Point, MT
- Airport: Wolf Point International
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: BSAA
- Location: 48.0931° N, 105.6414° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wolf Point, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0931&lon=-105.6414&mi=10
- Aircraft: N704C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704C-2004-02-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild SA227-AC (registry code 3377509, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-sa227-ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA227AC
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE33111U
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021127032119I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED BILLINGS, MONTANA FOR WOLF POINT, MONTANA. 10 MILES EAST OF WOLF POINT THE CREW NOTICED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT, FOLLOWED BY THE RIGHT WING OVERHEAT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATING. THE CREW FOLLOWED THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST FOR A STEADY WING OVERHEAT WARNING LIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT FAILED TO EXTINGUISH AFTER THE COOL DOWN PERIOD THE CREW SHUT THE RIGHT ENGINE DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT OR INJURIES. THE CABIN WAS NOT EVACUATED. MAINTENANCE DETERMINED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE SMOKE WAS A WIRE BUNDLE THAT HAD CHAFFED ON THE SAS COMPUTER CANNON PLUG LOCATED IN THE COPILOT'S SIDE CONSOLE.

## Other reports on N704C (4)

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

- [Incident 20010508009469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010508009469I), May 8, 2001: Swrngn SA227AC (N704C), Billings, MT. (-23)Big sky airlines (bsaa) fh. 2503 departed Billings, Montana, or 05/08/2001. During climb, aircraft N704C failed to properly pressurize. The aircraft…
- [Incident 19991026030199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991026030199I), Oct 26, 1999: Swrngn SA227AC (N704C), Billings, MT. (-23) On 10/26/99 at 0912 a big sky airlines, inc. fairchild SA-227-AC, n#704C, experienced a failure of the aircraft to properly pressurize. Flight #2550…
- [Incident 19990108010439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990108010439I), Jan 8, 1999: Swrngn SA227AC (N704C), Lewistown, MT, Minor damage. On January 8, 1999, at 20:25 MST, Lewistown, MT, aircraft N704C, model SA-227-AC, the pilot stated, after checklist was performed and engine power applied, on…
- [Incident 19981220042019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981220042019I), Dec 20, 1998: Swrngn SA227AC (N704C), Billings, MT. (-5)On 12/19/98 @1917 mlcl, flight 1136, a big sky airlines inc., SA-227-AC aircraft experienced erroneous readings on the vertical speed indicator. The…

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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