# Incident 19960731024749I: Saab SF340A, Albany, NY, July 31, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1996, 12:30 local time
- Place: Albany, NY
- Airport: Albany County
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: PLGA
- Location: 42.7491° N, 73.8020° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALBANY INTL (ALB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7491&lon=-73.8020&mi=10
- Aircraft: N340BE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N340BE-2003-02-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Saab-Fairchild 340A (registry code 7850100, https://openairdocs.org/model/saab-fairchild-340a) (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
- Reported engine: GE CT75A2
- People aboard: 15
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,500 total, 4,500 in this make and model, 220 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960731024749I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: WHILE ENROUTE FROM BTV TO LGA AT 16,000 CRUISE RIGHT ENGINE LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND GAUGE INDICATED SAME. PIC DECLARED EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO ALBANY. PRECAUTIONARY ENGINE SHUT DOWN WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER CHECK LIST. AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 19 AND TAXIED TO GATE AREA WITHOUT INCIDENT. EMERGENCY VEHICLES RESPONDED. AIRCRAFT TAKEN TO HANGAR FOR TROUBLESHOOTING AND REPAIRS. MAINTENANCE FOUND NO OIL IN SIGHT GAUGE. ENGINE TOOK MORE OIL THAN ALLOWED. ENGINE CHANGE DUE TO EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N340BE (2)

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

- [Incident 19970816027299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970816027299I), Aug 16, 1997: Saab SF340A (N340BE), Rochester, NY. Narrative: on August 16, 1997 at 0700 EDT, a Saab 340, N340BE, flight 4200, operated by business express, returned to the Rochester international airport in…
- [Incident 19920413014219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920413014219I), Apr 13, 1992: Saab SF340A (N340BE), Boston, MA. Hung start fire first try after starter generator replaced. Pulled fire handle,evacuated aircraft,replaced gcu ok.

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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