# Incident 20061003028389I: Saab 340B, Detroit, MI, October 3, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 2006, 10:32 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Detroit Metro Wayne County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: MALA
- Location: 42.2124° N, 83.3534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DETROIT METRO WAYNE COUNTY (DTW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2124&lon=-83.3534&mi=10
- Aircraft: N442XJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N442XJ-2021-07-13) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061003028389I

## Narrative

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

(-23) MESABA FLIGHT 3177 STRUCK SEVERAL BIRDS ON TAKEOFF FROM FNT. BIRDS INGESTED IN RIGHT ENGINE, RIGHT SIDE OF AIRCRAFT, LEFT WING AND PROP AND NOSE OF AIRCRAFT. CONTINUED TO DTW, LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND TAXIED TO GATE. AIRCRAFT MOVED TO HANGAR. INVESTIGATION SHOWED RIGHT PITOT TUBE DAMAGE, EVIDENCE OF BIRD INGESTION RIGHT ENGINE, BORESCOPE INSPECTION IN WORK.

## Other reports on N442XJ (2)

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

- [Incident 20190423006449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190423006449I), Apr 23, 2019: Saab-Scania SAAB 340B (N442XJ), Orlando, FL, No damage. On Tuesday, April 23, 2019, at approximately 1808 EST, silver airways flight: 61, N442XJ, a Saab 340, attempted a takeoff from Orlando International Airport…
- [Accident 20031113028619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031113028619A), Nov 13, 2003: Saab 340B (N442XJ), Minneapolis, MN, Substantial damage. (-23) The aircraft was inbound to msp at an altitude of 4000 feet and 245 knots when it struck a flock of geese. The aircraft continued to msp and landed…

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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