# Incident 19980702029419I: Saab 340B, Rochester, NY, July 2, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1998, 12:39 local time
- Place: Rochester, NY
- Airport: Greater Rochester Internationa
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NVEA
- 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: N244AE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N244AE-2018-03-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Saab-Scania SAAB 340B (registry code 7860101, https://openairdocs.org/model/saab-scania-saab-340b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SAAB 340B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980702029419I

## Narrative

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

ON THURSDAY, JULY 2, 1998, AT 1239 EDT, A SAAB 340, N244AE, FLIGHT 4902, OPERATED BY AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES, AFTER CLIMBING THROUGH 6700 FEET THE FLIGHTCREW EXPERIENCED CARGO SMOKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATION. THE FLIGHTCREW PULLED ONE OF THE EXTINGUISHER HANDLES. THE CARGO SMOKE WARNING LIGHT WENT OUT. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AT ROCHESTER, NEW YORK. A LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED ON RUNWAY 22 WITHOUT INCIDENT. THERE WAS INJURIES AND/OR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE CONTRACT MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND ANY DISCREPEANCIES WITH THE SYSTEM. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DEFERRED AND GIVEN A SPECIAL FLIGHT PERMIT FOR THE FLIGHT TO JFK AIRPORT FOR REPAIRS. THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER, BOTH SMOKE DETECTORS AND THE ELECTRONIC WARNING UNIT WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED. AN OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS SATISFACTORY AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N244AE (2)

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

- [Incident 20011018029479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011018029479I), Oct 18, 2001: Saab 340B (N244AE), Boston, MA, Minor damage. (-23) American eagle flight 4726, SF-340-340B, while parked at gate 24 Boston, at terminal b, at 0653 EDT, on 10/18/01, was hit by a small American ealge…
- [Incident 19981201042629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981201042629I), Dec 1, 1998: Saab 340B (N244AE), New York, NY, Substantial damage. (-5)On 12/01/98, aircraft N244AE, a sabb-340B, type aircraft had undergone overnight maintenance. Maintenance consisted of a left hand main gear and inner…

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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