19990706023039I

Incident

FAA incident report · Saab 340B · Albany, NY · July 6, 1999

Date: July 6, 1999 · 10:36 local
Place: Albany, NY
Airport: Albany County
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: PLGA
Aircraft: N647BE
Reported as: Saab 340B
People aboard: 14
Fatal injuries: 0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Aircraft departed rwy 28, had indication of smoke in the cargo area, declared emergency, landed rwy 28. Maintenance stated that the hot humid weather gives a false indication. Maintenance replaced both smoke sensors and returned to service. Smoke sensors were replaced with part #72-111211-000 with mod. A incorporated. The sensors that were removed did not have mod. A incorporated.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RWY 28, HAD INDICATION OF SMOKE IN THE CARGO AREA, DECLARED EMERGENCY, LANDED RWY 28. MAINTENANCE STATED THAT THE HOT HUMID WEATHER GIVES A FALSE INDICATION. MAINTENANCE REPLACED BOTH SMOKE SENSORS AND RETURNED TO SERVICE. SMOKE SENSORS WERE REPLACED WITH PART #72-111211-000 WITH MOD. A INCORPORATED. THE SENSORS THAT WERE REMOVED DID NOT HAVE MOD. A INCORPORATED.