# Incident 20020211001029I: Saab SF340A, Pittsburgh, PA, February 11, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 2002, 09:20 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- 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: N125CH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SAAB SF340A
- People aboard: 14
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020211001029I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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