# Incident 19960309030069I: Saab 340B, Richmond, VA, March 9, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 1996, 14:45 local time
- Place: Richmond, VA
- Airport: Richmond International - Byrd Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NVEA
- Location: 37.5538° N, 77.4603° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richmond, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5538&lon=-77.4603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N191AE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SAAB 340B
- People aboard: 35
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,100 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960309030069I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AMERICAN EAGLE FLT 4832 (FLAGSHIP) DEPARTED RDU ENROUTE TO JFK ON 09-03-96. DURING LEVEL CRUISE FLIGHT AT 19,000 FEET, THE CREW OBSERVED THE #1 ENGINE UP BOOT ANTI-ICE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE ANTI-ICE SWITCH WAS CYCLED, BUT THE LIGHT REMAINED ON. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED TO THE CREW AN ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL IN THE CABIN; HOWEVER, NO SMOKE WAS OBSERVED. THE CAPTAIN FOLLOWING THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES CHECK LIST REQUESTED DESCENT TO 10,000 FEET. HE SECURED THE BLEED AIR AND ANTI ICE SYSTEM AND DIVERTED TO RIC. AIRCRAFT LANDED 1445 LOCAL WITHOUT INCIDENT. A NORMAL DEPLANEING TOOK PLACE. MAINTENANCE DETERMINED THE #1 ENGINE LIP ANTI-ICE BOOT WAS BURNED, AND THE INTAKE TUBE HAD TWO HOLES BURNED THROUGH THE TUBE. HOWEVER, THE CIRCUIT BREAKER DID NOT POP. AIRCARRIER MAINTENANCE TO FOLLOW WITH AN SDR.

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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