# Incident 20030815024119I: Saab SF340A, Minneapolis, MN, August 15, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 2003, 09:00 local time
- Place: Minneapolis, MN
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- 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: 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: SAAB SF340A
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030815024119I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING CLIMB OUT AND AT LEVEL FLIGHT, FLAPS BEGAN UNCOMMANDED MOVEMENT CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO EXPERIENCE PITCH CHANGES. FLAP POSITION POTENTIOMETER HAD A LOOSE SHAFT WHICH CAUSED THE FLAP SYSTEM TO HUNT FOR COMMANDED POSITION. SDR HAS BEEN SUBMITTED.

## Other reports on N79XJ (1)

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

- [Incident 20000727031939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000727031939I), Jul 27, 2000: Cessna 340A (N79XJ), Fort Wayne, IN. (-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…

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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