# Incident 19980107004349I: Saab SF340A, Syracuse, NY, January 7, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 7, 1998, 19:25 local time
- Place: Syracuse, NY
- Airport: Syracuse Hancock International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CHQA
- Location: 43.1112° N, 76.1063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTL (SYR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1112&lon=-76.1063&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35CQ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SAAB SF340A
- People aboard: 9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980107004349I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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