# Incident 19930313008229I: Saab 340B, Rochester, NY, March 13, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 1993, 10:48 local time
- Place: Rochester, NY
- Airport: Greater Rochester Internationa
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NVEA
- Location: 43.1548° N, 77.6156° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1548&lon=-77.6156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N245AE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N245AE-2018-03-12) (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 340B
- People aboard: 10
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930313008229I

## Narrative

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

MALFUNCTION OF AIR DATA COMPUTER. LEFT SIDE INSTRUMENTS UNRELIABLE. LANDED SAFELY. NEW COMPUTER INSTALLED.

## Other reports on N245AE (2)

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

- [Incident 20001211040529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001211040529I), Dec 11, 2000: Saab 340B (N245AE), Paso Robles, CA. (-23) While at 14,000" level cruise, the flight heard a loud pop from the left engine. The left engine torque began to drop toward zero. The propeller did not…
- [Incident 19920831046929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920831046929I), Aug 31, 1992: Saab 340B (N245AE), Chattanooga, TN. Lost left engine power en route. Secured engine. Diverted. Found 4 inch crack in left propeller gear box.

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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