20031216033949I

Incident

FAA incident report · Saab SF340A · Akron, OH · December 16, 2003

Date
December 16, 2003 · 14:20 local
Place
Akron, OH
Airport
Akron-Canton Regional
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
UHLA
Aircraft
N340SZ
Reported as
Saab SF340A

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Shuttlecraft #4555, an SF340A N340SZ, enroute from fort wayne, IN. To pittsburgh, PA. Reported a fire indication in the aft cargo hold 15 miles west of the briggs VOR in oh. The aircraft diverted to Akron-Canton Regional Airport (cak) and landed at 1934Z. The passengers deplaned on the taxiway. The captain said he activated the fire extinguisher, but the warning light remained "on". The fire warning light remained "on" after the cargo hold door was opened and the aircraft taxied to a safe ramp position away from buildings and other aircraft. The cargo bay was inspected by the airport fire department, and again by FAA airworthiness and operations safety inspectors from the cleveland FSDO. The passenger's luggage was off loaded and inspected by the airport tsa agents before being forwarded to the passengers. privacy data omitted Airport operations supervisor/fire chief said they inspected the aircraft with thermal imaging equipment and found only one hot spot located in the upper, left hand, forward cargo hold area. privacy data omitted ^ Said they inspected that area but found no evidence of fire in that or any other area. Assisting with the investigation was privacy data omitted (airworthiness), privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23) SHUTTLECRAFT #4555, AN SF340A N340SZ, ENROUTE FROM FORT WAYNE, IN. TO PITTSBURGH, PA. REPORTED A FIRE INDICATION IN THE AFT CARGO HOLD 15 MILES WEST OF THE BRIGGS VOR IN OH. THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO AKRON-CANTON REGIONAL AIRPORT (CAK) AND LANDED AT 1934Z. THE PASSENGERS DEPLANED ON THE TAXIWAY. THE CAPTAIN SAID HE ACTIVATED THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER, BUT THE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED "ON". THE FIRE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED "ON" AFTER THE CARGO HOLD DOOR WAS OPENED AND THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO A SAFE RAMP POSITION AWAY FROM BUILDINGS AND OTHER AIRCRAFT. THE CARGO BAY WAS INSPECTED BY THE AIRPORT FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND AGAIN BY FAA AIRWORTHINESS AND OPERATIONS SAFETY INSPECTORS FROM THE CLEVELAND FSDO. THE PASSENGER'S LUGGAGE WAS OFF LOADED AND INSPECTED BY THE AIRPORT TSA AGENTS BEFORE BEING FORWARDED TO THE PASSENGERS. ^PRIVACY DATA O^ AIRPORT OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR/FIRE CHIEF SAID THEY INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT WITH THERMAL IMAGING EQUIPMENT AND FOUND ONLY ONE HOT SPOT LOCATED IN THE UPPER, LEFT HAND, FORWARD CARGO HOLD AREA. ^PRIVACY ^ SAID THEY INSPECTED THAT AREA BUT FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE IN THAT OR ANY OTHER AREA. ASSISTING WITH THE INVESTIGATION WAS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED (AIRWORTHINESS), ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^