# Incident 20180524005869I: Saab-Scania SAAB 340B, Tampa, FL, May 24, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 2018, 16:05 local time
- Place: Tampa, FL
- Airport: Tampa International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: 29GA
- Location: 27.9755° N, 82.5332° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TAMPA INTL (TPA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9755&lon=-82.5332&mi=10
- Aircraft: N348AG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N348AG) (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-SCANIA SAAB 340B
- Reported engine: GE CT7-SER
- People aboard: 28
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 2,013 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180524005869I

## Narrative

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

TAMPA, FL (TPA), SILVER AIRWAYS FLIGHT 51 REPORTED A BIRD STRIKE ON DEPARTURE AND DECLARED EMERGENCY DUE TO A HIGH SQUEAL IN THE ENGINE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. SILVER AIRWAYS MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AIRCRAFT AND FOUND BIRD REMAINS IN LEFT ENGINE INLET, THEY PERFORMED A BIRSTRIKE INSPECTION AND FOUND DAMAGE TO THE FIRST ROW OF COMPRESSOR BLADES. SILVER AIRWAYS REPLACED ENGINE IAW SAAB AMM 71-00-01, ALL OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD.

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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