# Incident 20000902023629I: Aerosp ATR42320, Syracuse, NY, September 2, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 2000, 14:02 local time
- Place: Syracuse, NY
- Airport: Syracuse Hancock International
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: C2XA
- Location: 43.1112° N, 76.1063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTL (SYR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1112&lon=-76.1063&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34817, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34817-2005-09-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale/Aeritalia ATR 42-320 (registry code 8680930, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-aeritalia-atr-42-320) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW121 (registry code 52124, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw121) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP ATR42320
- Reported engine: PWA PW121
- People aboard: 23
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000902023629I

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2000, AT 1402 LOCAL, A CONTINENTAL EXPRESS ATR 42, N34817, FLIGHT 3653, RETURNED TO LAND AT SYR DUE TO SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO A MAINTENANCE BASE IN BURLINGTON, VT FOR TROUBLESHOOTING.  MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND OIL ENTERING THE BLEED SYSTEM FROM THE NUMBER ONE ENGINE.  THE ENGINE WAS BEING REPLACED AS OF 9/7/00.  THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N34817 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19930617023419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930617023419I), Jun 17, 1993: Aerosp ATR42320 (N34817), Allentown, PA. Cabin filled with smoke, diverted to airport. Metal in oil filter indicates internal engine failure.

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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