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Incident

FAA incident report · Saab SF340A · Syracuse, NY · February 28, 1998

Date: February 28, 1998 · 18:43 local
Place: Syracuse, NY
Airport: Syracuse Hancock International
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: PLGA
Aircraft: N343BE
Reported as: Saab SF340A
People aboard: 2
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: on Saturday, February 28, 1998, at 1843 EST, a Saab 340, N343BE, flight 4723, operated by business express, returned to Hancock international airport in Syracuse, NY after takeoff when experiencing #2 engine temperature sensors were removed, dried and re-installed on the engine. An operational check was satisfactory and the aircraft was returned to service. This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1998, AT 1843 EST, A SAAB 340, N343BE, FLIGHT 4723, OPERATED BY BUSINESS EXPRESS, RETURNED TO HANCOCK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN SYRACUSE, NY AFTER TAKEOFF WHEN EXPERIENCING #2 ENGINE TEMPERATURE SENSORS WERE REMOVED, DRIED AND RE-INSTALLED ON THE ENGINE. AN OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS SATISFACTORY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.