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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Saab-Scania SAAB 340B · Tampa, FL · May 5, 2014

Date
May 5, 2014 · 16:03 local
Place
Tampa, FL
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
29GA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N350AG
Reported as
Saab-Scania Saab 340B
Reported engine
GE CT7-SER
People aboard
26
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
10,000 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During takeoff the nose tire separated and caused damage to the flap fairing. Tha aircraft retuned to the airport and had the damage checked. The aircraft was then sent to gnv for flap fairing repair. The tire was a michelin which had no previous history of failure. The tire was sent to the manufacturer for futher testing.

As the FAA filed it

DURING TAKEOFF THE NOSE TIRE SEPARATED AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE FLAP FAIRING. THA AIRCRAFT RETUNED TO THE AIRPORT AND HAD THE DAMAGE CHECKED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN SENT TO GNV FOR FLAP FAIRING REPAIR. THE TIRE WAS A MICHELIN WHICH HAD NO PREVIOUS HISTORY OF FAILURE. THE TIRE WAS SENT TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR FUTHER TESTING.