# Incident 19990602013709I: Saab SF340A, Syracuse, NY, June 2, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 1999, 07:33 local time
- Place: Syracuse, NY
- Airport: Syracuse Hancock International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CJQA
- Location: 43.1112° N, 76.1063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTL (SYR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1112&lon=-76.1063&mi=10
- Aircraft: N118CQ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SAAB SF340A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990602013709I

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 2, 1999, AT 0733 EDT, A SAAB 340A, N118CQ, FLIGHT 4318, OPERATED BYCHAUTAUQUA AIRLINES, DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AT 15,000 FEET FROM BUFFALO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO NEWARK, NEW JERSEY EXPERIENCED THE RIGHT ENGINE'S OIL PRESSURE "LOW CAUTION LIGHT" ILLUMINATING IN FLIGHT. THE RIGHT OIL PRESSUREGUAGE INDICATED LOW.  THE FLIGHT WAS DIVERTED TO ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.  A LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND HTE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT.                                                                                                                                         THE MECHANIC FOUND THE OIL TANK FILLER PORT SEAL WORN.  THE SEAL WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED.  AN OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS SATISFACTORY AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.                                                                                                                                     THE 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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