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Incident

FAA incident report · Saab SF340A · Huntsville, AL · June 4, 1998

Date: June 4, 1998 · 07:17 local
Place: Huntsville, AL
Airport: Huntsville International-Carl T Jones
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: REXA
Aircraft: N110PX
Reported as: Saab SF340A
People aboard: 18
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 605 total180 in this make and model180 in the last 90 days

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.

Pilot reported an aft cargo compartment fire indiacation while in a climb 20 west of Huntsville, AL. The crew activated the fire agent into the area and returned to Huntsville, AL. After landing the crew initiated an emergency evacuation on the runway. There were no injuries. Investigation revealed that the indication was false. Aircraft was repaired and returned to service.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED AN AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT FIRE INDIACATION WHILE IN A CLIMB 20 WEST OF HUNTSVILLE, AL. THE CREW ACTIVATED THE FIRE AGENT INTO THE AREA AND RETURNED TO HUNTSVILLE, AL. AFTER LANDING THE CREW INITIATED AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION ON THE RUNWAY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE INDICATION WAS FALSE. AIRCRAFT WAS REPAIRED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.