# Incident 19980620040209I: Saab SF340A, Rochester, NY, June 20, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1998, 07:15 local time
- Place: Rochester, NY
- Airport: Greater Rochester Internationa
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: PLGA
- Location: 43.1548° N, 77.6156° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1548&lon=-77.6156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N341BE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N341BE-2002-12-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Saab-Scania SF340A (registry code 7860100, https://openairdocs.org/model/saab-scania-sf340a) (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
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980620040209I

## Narrative

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

(-5)ON SATURDAY JUNE 20, 1998 AT 0715 EDT, A SAAB 340, N341BE, FLIGHT 4200, OPERATED BY BUSINESS EXPRESS, ABORTED TAKEOFF AFTER AUTO COARSEN FAIL LIGHT IN THE CENTER WARNING PANEL ILLUMINATED ON RUNWAY 22 AT ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN ROCHESTER, NEW YORK. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.  THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT.  MAINTENANCE CONTROL INSTRUCTED THE FLIGHT CREW TO DO A HIGH POWER ENGINE RUN.  THE GROUND ENGINE RUN WAS SATISFACTORY AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED WITH THE FLIGHT.  THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N341BE (1)

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

- [Incident 19900108005859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900108005859I), Jan 8, 1990: Saab SF340A (N341BE), Albany, NY. Oil pressure fluctuating on right engine. Shut down and landed. Starter generator carbon seal had cracked.

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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