# Incident 19950113001359I: Saab SF340A, Buffalo, NY, January 13, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 13, 1995, 10:25 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Greater Buffalo International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: COMA
- Location: 42.8864° N, 78.8784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buffalo, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8864&lon=-78.8784&mi=10
- Aircraft: N340SF (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SAAB SF340A
- People aboard: 29
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950113001359I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON JAN. 13, 1995, AT 1025 EST, A SAAB, SF 340SF, N340SF, OPERATED BY COMAIR INC., DURING CLIMB TO ASSIGNED ALTITUDE FROM BUFFALO AIRPORT, EXPERIENCED RIGHT ENGINE HIGH TEMPERATURE DID NOT GO BELOW 800 DEGREES. THE CAPTAIN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO BUFFALO AIRPORT. A LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED ON RUNWAY 23 AT BUFFALO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENT. AN INSPECTION REVEALED AN EXCESSIVE GAS PRODUCER SECOND STAGE SHROUD RUB. THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS SATISFACTORY AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

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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