# Incident 20000715035499I: Saab 340B, Pittsburgh, PA, July 15, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 2000, 10:09 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SIMA
- Location: 40.4406° N, 79.9959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsburgh, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4406&lon=-79.9959&mi=10
- Aircraft: N341SB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SAAB 340B
- People aboard: 18
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,374 total, 2,841 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000715035499I

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON JULY 15, 2000, AT 1235E, AN SF-340, S/N 340-341, REGISTERED AS AIRCRAFT N341SB, AND BEING OPERATED AS "SIMA" FLIGHT #5050, RETURNED TO AND LANDED ON TUNWAY 28R AT THE PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (PIT). THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE GATE WITHOUT INCIDENT.  THE #1 ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AFTER TAKEOFF DUE TO HOT TAIL PIPE INDICATION.  MAINTENANCE FOUND WATER IN THE CANNON PLUG.  THE PLUG WAS CLEANED AND SYSTEM OPS CHECKED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.  INVESTIGATION BY DESK AUDIT AND 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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