# Incident 20030407005449I: Saab 340B, Los Angeles, CA, April 7, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 2003, 11:22 local time
- Place: Los Angeles, CA
- Airport: Los Angeles International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SIMA
- Location: 33.9425° N, 118.4080° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LOS ANGELES INTL (LAX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9425&lon=-118.4080&mi=10
- Aircraft: N313AE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N313AE) (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
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030407005449I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO LAX WITH A LOSS OF HYDRAULIC FLUID AND PRESSURE. AFTER ROLLING TO A STOP, THE GROUND CREW CHOCKED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR AS REQUESTED BY THE FLIGHT CREW. WHILE PULLING THE ENGINE POWER BACK FOR SHUT DOWN THE AIRCRAFT PUSHED THE CHOCKS OUT, TURNED SLIGHTLY LEFT, ROLLED APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET FORWARD AND THE RIGHT ENGINE STRUCK THE TOW TRACTOR. ONE PROP BLADE WAS SEVERED FROM THE ENGINE AND THE OTHER 3 WERE BEND A 90 DEGREES TO THE HUB. THERE WAS A SMALL AMOUNT OF FUSELAGE DAMAGE DUE TO DEBRIS IMPACT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS EVACUATED WITH NO REPORTED INJURIES. GROUND CREW AND FLIGHT CREW STATEMENTS ARE ATTACHED.

## Other reports on N313AE (2)

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

- [Incident 19980505025969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980505025969I), May 5, 1998: Saab 340B (N313AE), Fort Smith, AR. On 5/5/98 at approximately 0850 CDT a fairchild Saab SF-340B experienced uncontrollable propeller RPM. Crew had to shut down the right engine, and made a…
- [Incident 19970811028019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970811028019I), Aug 11, 1997: Saab 340B (N313AE), Lafayette, LA. Flames left engine gen exhaust duct ac generator burned. Fire put out. Evacuated on taxiway.

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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