Incident · 1997-05-13

NTSB case LAX97IA180 · Saab-Scania AB (Saab) 340B · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 1997-05-13
Event type: Incident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Saab-Scania AB (Saab) 340B (N313AE)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: WINGS WEST AIRLINES, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): WINGS WEST AIRLINES, INC

Probable cause

Compressor stalls of both engines due to in-service compressor contamination. Factors in the compressor stall of the right engine were an atmospheric temperature inversion and a transient fuel flow condition produced when the constant thrust on takeoff (CTOT) system was disabled by the pilot's inadvertent movement of the right engine power lever during execution of the emergency procedure.

Source: NTSB case LAX97IA180

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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