# Incident 19980123004649I: Saab SF340A, Buffalo, NY, January 23, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 23, 1998, 11:26 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Greater Buffalo International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NVEA
- Location: 42.8864° N, 78.8784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buffalo, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8864&lon=-78.8784&mi=10
- Aircraft: N317AE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N317AE) (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: 26
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980123004649I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 1998, FLIGHT 951, A SF-34, N317AE, REGISTERED TO FLAGSHIP AIRLINES, INC., DBA AMERICAN EAGLE, DURING CRUISE FLIGHT FROM JFK TO BUF, THE MAIN HYDRAULIC PRESSURE SLOWLY FELL TO ZERO. THE PUMP WOULD NOT RUN IN "AUTO" AND THE HYDRAULIC "LOW" LIGHT WAS ON. IN OVERRIDE, THE PUMP RAN, BUT CREATED NO MAIN ACCUMULATOR PRESSURE. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED AT BUFFALO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AT 1126 LOCAL. THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE GATE WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO ALBANY FOR MAINTENANCE. AT ALBANY, MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL CHANGED THE MAIN PUMP LAND PRESSURE INDICATOR. THE AIRCRAFT FLEW ONE FUNCTIONAL CHECK FLIGHT AND FIVE GOOD LEGS AFTER THIS MAINTENANCE WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENTS. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N317AE (1)

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

- [Incident 19930503016589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930503016589I), May 3, 1993: Saab 340B (N317AE), Rochester, NY. Abnormal oil pressure NR1 engine after takeoff. Returned. Found faulty oil pressure transducer.

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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