# Incident 19960812038859I: Saab SF340A, Lafayette, LA, August 12, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1996, 12:33 local time
- Place: Lafayette, LA
- Airport: Lafayette Regional
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: WWMA
- Location: 30.2053° N, 91.9876° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2053&lon=-91.9876&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/19960812038859I

## Narrative

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

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 ALARM ACTIVATED IN ERROR. ALL PASSENGERS WERE DEPLANED NORMALLY VIA THE AIR STAIRS. AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION WAS NOT EXECUTED. THE MALFUNCTIONING SMOKE DETECTOR WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED.

## Other reports on N354SB (1)

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

- [Incident 19960810037439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960810037439I), Aug 10, 1996: Saab SF340A (N354SB), Baton Rouge, LA. 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…

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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