# Incident 20010404005279I: Saab SF340A, Pittsburgh, PA, April 4, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 2001, 11:35 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CHQA
- 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: N140CQ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N140CQ-2007-11-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Saab-Scania SF340A (registry code 7860100, https://openairdocs.org/model/saab-scania-sf340a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CT7-SER series (registry code 30031, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-ct7-ser-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SAAB SF340A
- Reported engine: GE CT7TP*
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010404005279I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 4, 2001, CHAUTAUQUA AIRLINES (CHQA) OPERATED A SAAB 340A, N140CQ AS FLIGHT NUMBER #9428 ON A POSITIONING FLIGHT FROM INDIANAPOLIS TO PITTSBURGH, PA., WHEN THE PILOT NOTICED A FLUCTUATION IN THE OIL PRESSURE OF THE LEFT ENGINE. THE LEFT ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND AN EMERGENCY DECLARED. N140CQ LANDED RUNWAY 32 AT PIT AT 11:35 LOCAL AND TAXIED TO THE GATE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND A BAD SEAL PN 4068T-97-P02, REPLACED, GROUND SATISFACTORY A/C WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

## Other reports on N140CQ (1)

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

- [Incident 20010710020849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010710020849I), Jul 10, 2001: Saab SF340A (N140CQ), Evansville, IN. (-23) Pilot initiated precautionary engine shut down due to fluctuating propeller gearbox oil pressure indications. Aircraft diverted to Evansville, Indiana…

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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