# Accident 19950817025449A: Saab SF340A, Philadelphia, PA, August 17, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1995, 18:27 local time
- Place: Philadelphia, PA
- Airport: Philadelphia International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: PLGA
- Location: 39.8909° N, 75.2291° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8909&lon=-75.2291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N742BA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SAAB SF340A
- Reported engine: GE CT75A2
- People aboard: 31
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA197) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950817025449A

## Narrative

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

FIRE LEFT ENGINE IN LINE FOR TAKEOFF. SHUTDOWN, EVACUATED, HYDRAULIC LINE BROKE. USING BLEED AIR AS APU. OVERTEMPT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC95LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA197), Aug 17, 1995: Saab-Scania SF-340-A (N742BA), Philadelphia, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of a titanium hydraulic line, which resulted in an uncontained hydraulic fluid wing fire. A factor was the use of a procedure by the operator, approved by the FAA, but not approved by the…

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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