ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 308571
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| Date: | Monday 24 October 1988 |
| Time: | 08:30 |
| Type: |  Saab 340 |
| Owner/operator: | Air Midwest USA |
| Registration: | N347AM |
| MSN: | 340A-039 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Springfield, MO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | St. Louis Lambert International Airport, MO (KSTL) |
| Drake Field, AR (KFYV) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE A.C. GENERATOR MOUNTED ON THE LEFT ENGINE FAILED AND RESULTED IN AN IN-FLIGHT FIRE. THE CAPTAIN ELECTED TO SHUT DOWN THE LEFT ENGINE AND DIVERT THE FLIGHT TO THE SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI REGIONAL AIRPORT. A SINGLE ENGINE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING WAS COMPLETED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE CREW OF THREE AND 8 PASSENGERS ONBOARD WERE NOT INJURED. RESEARCH REVEALED THAT 51 A.C. GENERATOR FAILURES OR MALFUNCTIONS HAD BEEN DOCUMENTED FOR THE SAAB 340 AIRCRAFT WITHIN THE PRECEDING 24 MONTHS.
Probable Cause: Occurrence #1: AIRFRAME/COMPONENT/SYSTEM FAILURE/MALFUNCTION
Phase of Operation: CRUISE - NORMAL
Findings
1. (C) ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,GENERATOR - FAILURE,TOTAL
2. (F) ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,GENERATOR - FIRE
3. (C) INADEQUATE QUALITY CONTROL - MANUFACTURER
4. PRECAUTIONARY LANDING - PERFORMED - PILOT IN COMMAND
Sources:
NTSB
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