43.1112° N, 76.1063° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTL (SYR), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
December 8, 1991 · 10:08 local
Place
Syracuse, NY
Airport
Syracuse Hancock International
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
PLGA
Aircraft
N342BE
Reported as
Saab SF340A
People aboard
9
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,800 total3,000 in this make and model160 in the last 90 days
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.
Hydraulic fluid warning. Unable to retract gear. Used blow down bottle. Returned. Swivel hydraulic fitting broke.
As the FAA filed it
HYDRAULIC FLUID WARNING. UNABLE TO RETRACT GEAR. USED BLOW DOWN BOTTLE. RETURNED. SWIVEL HYDRAULIC FITTING BROKE.