# Incident 19990504020199I: Saab SF340A, Buffalo, NY, May 4, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1999, 20:25 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Greater Buffalo International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CHQA
- Location: 42.8864° N, 78.8784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buffalo, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8864&lon=-78.8784&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35CQ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SAAB SF340A
- Reported engine: GE CT75A2
- People aboard: 10
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990504020199I

## Narrative

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

ON TUESDAY, MAY 4, 1999, A SAAB 340A, N35CQ, S/A 340A-035, OPERATED BY CHAUTAUQUA AIRLINES D/B/A USAIR EXPRESS LANDED ON RUNWAY 5, AT 2025 LOCAL AT THE BUFFALO NIAGARA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AFTER REPORTING A POSSIBLE FIRE AND SMOKE IN THE CARGO COMPARTMENT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT.  THE CARGO FIRE BOTTLE WAS DISCHARGED IN FLIGHT AND SLIGHTLY THEREAFTER THE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED.  NO SIGN OF SMOKE OR FIRE WERE FOUND UPON INSPECTION OF THE CARGO COMPARTMENT.  MAINTENANCE REPLACED BOTH SMOKE DETECTORS AND THE FIRE BOTTLE.  A FUNCTION CHECK OF THE SYSTEM WAS MADE WITH NO DISCREPANCIES FOUND.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN RETURNED TO SERVICE.  THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

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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