# Incident 19990714022149I: Saab 340B, Erie, PA, July 14, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1999, 22:35 local time
- Place: Erie, PA
- Airport: Erie International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NVEA
- Location: 42.0442° N, 79.8539° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Erie County Airport (3G1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0442&lon=-79.8539&mi=10
- Aircraft: N347SB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SAAB 340B
- Reported engine: GE CT79B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990714022149I

## Narrative

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

(FROM -23) FIRST OFFICER'S YOKE MAP LIGHT SHORTED OUT CAUSING SPARKS AND SMOKE.  MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND RHEOSTAT BAD.

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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