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Incident

FAA incident report · Saab SF340A · Pittsburgh, PA · February 11, 2002

Date: February 11, 2002 · 09:20 local
Place: Pittsburgh, PA
Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: CHQA
Aircraft: N125CH
Reported as: Saab SF340A
People aboard: 14
Fatal injuries: 0

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What happened

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(-23) At 0920 EST on 02/11/2002, flight 4258 returned to the field in pit due to an illumination of an avionics smoke light. There was no evidence of smoke in the cockpit or cabin, and no emergency was declared. Chqa maintenance personnel removed and replaced the avionics smoke detector iaw Saab amm 26-13-05. Operationally checked good. Chqa director of maintenance stated they will submit an SDR for the part. Submissin of this report closes this incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AT 0920 EST ON 02/11/2002, FLIGHT 4258 RETURNED TO THE FIELD IN PIT DUE TO AN ILLUMINATION OF AN AVIONICS SMOKE LIGHT. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT OR CABIN, AND NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. CHQA MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REMOVED AND REPLACED THE AVIONICS SMOKE DETECTOR IAW SAAB AMM 26-13-05. OPERATIONALLY CHECKED GOOD. CHQA DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE STATED THEY WILL SUBMIT AN SDR FOR THE PART. SUBMISSIN OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT.