# Incident 20031210031449I: Saab SF340A, Pittsburgh, PA, December 10, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 2003, 22:59 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UHLA
- 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: N43SZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43SZ-2006-11-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Saab-Fairchild 340A (registry code 7850100, https://openairdocs.org/model/saab-fairchild-340a) (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
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031210031449I

## Narrative

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

(-23) UHLA FLIGHT #4571, N43SZ, WHILE AT CRUISE REPORTED RH DC GENERATOR FAILED BRIEFLY THEN CAME BACK ON. AFTER DIVERTING BACK TO PIC, RH DC GENERATOR FAILED AGAIN AND DID NOT COME BACK ON. MAINTENANCE R&R, RH STARTER/GEN, PH PDU (POWER DISTRIBUTION UNIT) AND REPAIRED SHORT CIRCUIT TO 140 VT TERMINAL BLOCK C, PIN D, OPS CHECK GOOD IN ACCORDANCE WITH SF 340/AMM 24-30-00-0, 24-31-05-4, AND 24-31-20-4. THIS CLOSES THIS INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N43SZ (1)

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

- [Incident 20020416007909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020416007909I), Apr 16, 2002: Cessna 340A (N43SZ), Bedford, MA, Minor damage. (-23) An us airways express (shuttle america uhla) N43SZ, SF-340-A aircraft contacted a taxiway fence while mechanics were repositioning the aircraft from the…

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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