# Incident 20010517008249I: Saab 340B, Albany, NY, May 17, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 2001, 16:00 local time
- Place: Albany, NY
- Airport: Albany County
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SIMA
- Location: 42.7491° N, 73.8020° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALBANY INTL (ALB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7491&lon=-73.8020&mi=10
- Aircraft: N297AE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N297AE-2006-03-02) (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
- Reported engine: GE CT79B
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010517008249I

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON 05/17/2001, AIRCRAFT DEPARTED BUF ENROUTE TO JFK, DURING CLIMB AIRCRAFT DEVELOPED A STRONG VIBRATION ABOVE 1270 PRPM. AS PER AOM VOL 1 POWERPLANT PAGE 12, CREW LOCATED THE VIBRATION AS COMING FROM THE #1 ENGINE. AT 1230 PRPM THE ENGINE RAN NORMAL WITH NO OTHER INDICATIONS.  CREW DECIDED TO SHUT DOWN THE #1 ENGINE AND DIVERT THE AIRCRAFT TO ALB.  AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RWY 19 WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.  MAINTENANCE REPORTED THE #1 PROPELLER WAS OUT OF BALANCE.  MECHANICS RE-BALANCED THE #1 ENGINE PROPELLER I/A/W SAAB 340 MAINTENANCE MANUAL 61-10-00, AND FOUND THE PROPELLER TO BE WITHIN NORMAL OPERATION LIMITS.  MAINTENENCE REQUESTED A FUNCTIONAL CHECK FLIGHT (FCF) TO VERIFY REPRAIR OF #1 ENGINE VIBRATION IN FLIGHT.  FCF PROVED TO BE SATISFACTORY.

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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