# Incident 20070110008499I: Saab 340B, Eau Claire, WI, January 10, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 10, 2007, 14:55 local time
- Place: Eau Claire, WI
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: MALA
- Location: 44.8113° N, 91.4985° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eau Claire, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8113&lon=-91.4985&mi=10
- Aircraft: N449XJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N449XJ-2019-08-27) (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: 33
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070110008499I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT CRUISE ALTITUDE (14000') DURING FLIGHT FROM CWA TO MSP, LEFT ENGINE OIL LOW PRESSURE WARNING ILLUMINATED. OIL PRESSURE WAS BELOW 30 PSI (RED LINE). CREW UTILIZED QRH CHECKLIST AND SECURED LEFT ENGINE. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO EAU, DURING POST FLIGHT, CREW NOTICED OIL ON RIGHT SIDE OF LEFT ENGINE COWL. MAINTENANCE FOUND LOOSE 'B' NUT ON B SUMP DIFFERENTIAL OIL LINE. ENGINE WAS CHANGED P/N OFF-CT7-9B, S/N OFF-GE-E785691 T.T. ENGINE-20,120 HRS, TSO ENGINE-1539 HOURS.

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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