# Incident 20211203019259I: Convair C-131F, Miami, FL, December 3, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 3, 2021, 13:00 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airp
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: Q9UA
- Location: 25.9074° N, 80.2782° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MIAMI-OPA LOCKA EXEC (OPF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9074&lon=-80.2782&mi=10
- Aircraft: N343GS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N343GS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Convair C-131F (registry code 2423005, https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-c-131f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series (registry code 52026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2800-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONVAIR C-131F
- Reported engine: P & W P2800CB3
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211203019259I

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REGISTRATION N343GS, SERIAL NUMBER 305 DEPARTING MIAMI-OPA LOCKA AIRPORT (OPF) REPORTED SMOKE AND A FLAME COMING FROM THE NO. 2 ENGINE AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 9L. AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE RAMP, THE SMOKE AND FLAME FOUND TO BE FROM A SMALL HYDRAULIC FLUID SPILL IN THE NO. 2 ENGINE COMPARTMENT. FAA CERTIFICATED 135 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^OPERATES C-131F (CV-340) REGISTRATION N343GS, N343GS DEPARTED ON A 135-CARGO FLIGHT TO NASSAU BAHAMAS. NO INJURIES TO FLIGHT CREW AND MINOR DAMAGE TO NO. 2 ENGINE, DAMAGE ITEMS AUGMENTOR TUBE (PN: 340-6220195) AND AUGMENTOR ASSEMBLY (PN: 340-6220195).

## Other reports on N343GS (1)

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

- [Incident 20180424004049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180424004049I), Apr 24, 2018: Convair C-131F (N343GS), Punta Gorda, FL, No damage. Convair CV-340-340, serial number 305, N343GS was enroute from tampa international airport (tpa) to opa-locka airport (opf) when engine number 1 started to run…

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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