# Incident 19960810037439I: Saab SF340A, Baton Rouge, LA, August 10, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1996, 13:05 local time
- Place: Baton Rouge, LA
- Airport: Baton Rouge Metro, Ryan Field
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: WWMA
- Location: 30.5329° N, 91.1499° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BATON ROUGE METRO, RYAN FLD (BTR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5329&lon=-91.1499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N354SB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N354SB-2003-10-25) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960810037439I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: EAGLE FLIGHT 053, A SAAB-340 AIRCRAFT, REPORTED SMOKE IN THE CARGO BAY. THE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT SMOKE DETECTOR ACTIVATED IN ERROR. THERE WAS NO SMOKE/FIRE ON THE AIRCRAFT. ALL PASSENGERS WERE DEPLANED NORMALLY VIA THE AIR-STAIRS. AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION WAS NOT EXECUTED. THE SMOKE DETECTOR WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED.

## Other reports on N354SB (1)

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

- [Incident 19960812038859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960812038859I), Aug 12, 1996: Saab SF340A (N354SB), Lafayette, LA. Narrative: eagle flight 139, a Saab-340 aircraft, reported smoke in the cockpit. There was no smoke or fire on the aircraft. The baggage compartment smoke…

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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