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Incident

FAA incident report · Saab SF340A · Syracuse, NY · January 7, 1998

Date: January 7, 1998 · 19:25 local
Place: Syracuse, NY
Airport: Syracuse Hancock International
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: CHQA
Aircraft: N35CQ
Reported as: Saab SF340A
People aboard: 9
Fatal injuries: 0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: during climb from syr, right-hand "tail pipe hot" light came on. The engine was shut down, but the light stayed on. The aircraft returned to syr. No fire was observed. Maintenance control contacted sair aviation maintenance who trouble-shot the system and found no problem. The connector for exhaust duct temperature sensor was cleaned and reconnected and sealed. The temperature sensing systems ops check was ok. The aircraft returned to service at 2345L. This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: DURING CLIMB FROM SYR, RIGHT-HAND "TAIL PIPE HOT" LIGHT CAME ON. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN, BUT THE LIGHT STAYED ON. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SYR. NO FIRE WAS OBSERVED. MAINTENANCE CONTROL CONTACTED SAIR AVIATION MAINTENANCE WHO TROUBLE-SHOT THE SYSTEM AND FOUND NO PROBLEM. THE CONNECTOR FOR EXHAUST DUCT TEMPERATURE SENSOR WAS CLEANED AND RECONNECTED AND SEALED. THE TEMPERATURE SENSING SYSTEMS OPS CHECK WAS OK. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE AT 2345L. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.