# Incident 19990715022339I: Saab 340B, Victorville, CA, July 15, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1999, 16:27 local time
- Place: Victorville, CA
- Airport: George Afb Base Ops
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 34.5361° N, 117.2912° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Victorville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5361&lon=-117.2912&mi=10
- Aircraft: N343SB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SAAB 340B
- Reported engine: GE CT79B
- People aboard: 34
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990715022339I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT 19000', RIGHT GENERATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED, STARTED LOOSING ENGINE INSTRUMENTS ON RIGHT SIDE (PRIOR TO GENERATOR LIGHT). LIGHT WENT OUT, RIGHT ESSENTIAL LIGHT CAME ON, SMELLED SMOKE, DECLARED EMERGENCY.  DURING TROUBLESHOOTING, FOLLOWING GAUGES INOP ITT, NP, TQ AND WF.  SWAPPED ALL GAUGES TO LEFT SIDE, ALL GAUGES INDICATE SHORTED.  CORRECTIVE ACTION:  MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED #2 DC GENERATOR THAT CAUSED OVER VOLTAGE, AND ALSO REMOVED AND REPLACED THE WIRING ELECTRONIC UNIT (W.E.U.) DUE TO THE FACT THAT THIS UNIT WAS GIVING ERONEOUS INDICATIONS TO GAUGES.  AMERICAN AIRLINES MAINTENANCE HAD SUBMITTED A SERVICE DIFFICULTY REPORT (SDR), THIS INCIDENT IS 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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