# Incident 19960616021649I: Saab SF340A, Columbus, GA, June 16, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1996, 06:05 local time
- Place: Columbus, GA
- Airport: Columbus Metropolitan
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: REXA
- Location: 32.4610° N, 84.9877° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, GA, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4610&lon=-84.9877&mi=10
- Aircraft: N370PX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N370PX-2017-10-27) (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 SF340A
- People aboard: 11
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,800 total, 4,300 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960616021649I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE CARGO SMOKE INDICATION WAS NOTED DURING CRUISE FLIGHT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. AS A RESULT OF THE FIRE, EXTINGUISHER WAS FIRED, AND THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE SMOKE INDICATION WENT OFF AND REMAINED OFF FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO COLUMBUS, GA. THE PASSENGERS WERE DEPLANED WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENT. CFR INSPECTED THE CARGO COMPARTMENT AND DID NOT FIND ANY EVIDENCE OF A FIRE OR SMOKE. MAINTENANCE FOUND A DISCONNECTED WIRE.

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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