# Incident 19990604014349I: Saab 340B, Syracuse, NY, June 4, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1999, 06:35 local time
- Place: Syracuse, NY
- Airport: Syracuse Hancock International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SIMA
- 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: N268AE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N268AE-2007-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Saab-Scania SAAB 340B (registry code 7860101, https://openairdocs.org/model/saab-scania-saab-340b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CT7-SER series (registry code 30031, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-ct7-ser-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SAAB 340B
- People aboard: 17
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990604014349I

## Narrative

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

ON FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 1999, AT 0635 LOCAL TIME, AN AMERICAN EAGLE, SAAB 340B,N268AE, REPORTED A CARGO SMOKE WARNING LIGHT WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 11,000 FEET. THE FLIGHT CREW DISCHARGED THE CARGO FIRE BOTTLE AND RETURNED TO SYRACUSE AIRPORT WITHOUT INCIDENT.                                                                                                                        MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE CARGO COMPARTMENT WITH NO SIGNS OF SMOKE OR FIRE.  THE FIRE BOTTLE WAS REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.                                                                                  THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N268AE (1)

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

- [Incident 19920717030719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920717030719I), Jul 17, 1992: Saab 340B (N268AE), Harrisburg, PA. Pilot encountered severe turbulence and downdrafts on approach. Aborted and diverted to baltimore.

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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