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FAA incident report · Saab SF340A · Syracuse, NY · February 21, 1998

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Date
February 21, 1998 · 09:50 local
Place
Syracuse, NY
Airport
Syracuse Hancock International
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
NVEA
Aircraft
N227AE
Reported as
Saab SF340A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
N227AERegistration cancelled Apr 19, 2004 · Saab-Scania SAAB 340BS/N 340B-227Airframe modelSaab-Scania SAAB 340BEngine modelGE CT7-SER seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

Narrative: on feb. 21, 1998 American eagle flight 4897 was enroute from jfk to syr. The captain received an avionics rack smoke detection warning light. There was no sign of smoke or fire in the cockpit. The flight landed in syr without further incident. Maintenance (exec air) determined that it was just an indication problem after powering up the system and watching for smoke/fire. The avionics rack smoke detection system was mel'd (26-3) under auth. #020148M. The aircraft was repaired with new smoke detection system in mco that night. This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON FEB. 21, 1998 AMERICAN EAGLE FLIGHT 4897 WAS ENROUTE FROM JFK TO SYR. THE CAPTAIN RECEIVED AN AVIONICS RACK SMOKE DETECTION WARNING LIGHT. THERE WAS NO SIGN OF SMOKE OR FIRE IN THE COCKPIT. THE FLIGHT LANDED IN SYR WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE (EXEC AIR) DETERMINED THAT IT WAS JUST AN INDICATION PROBLEM AFTER POWERING UP THE SYSTEM AND WATCHING FOR SMOKE/FIRE. THE AVIONICS RACK SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM WAS MEL'D (26-3) UNDER AUTH. #020148M. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REPAIRED WITH NEW SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM IN MCO THAT NIGHT. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.