# Incident 20000425020119I: Saab 340B, Springfield, MO, April 25, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 2000, 10:26 local time
- Place: Springfield, MO
- Airport: Springfield Regional
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SIMA
- Location: 37.2153° N, 93.2982° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2153&lon=-93.2982&mi=10
- Aircraft: N374AE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N374AE-2007-08-08) (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: 26
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000425020119I

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON APRIL 24, 2000, AMERICAN EAGLE SAAB 340E, DEPARTED SPRINGFIELD/BRANSON REGIONAL AIRPORT (SGF) AND RETURNED TO SGF DUE TO AN ILLUMINATED CARGO BAY FIRE INDICATOR. FIRE BOTTLE WAS DISCHARGED.  SGF MAINTENANCE FOUND NO FIRE OR SMOKE DAMAGE.  THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE DISCREPENCY.  FIRE BOTTLE WAS REPLACED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.  INCIDENT #CE05000IAC0342 IS CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

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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