# Incident 20031216033949I: Saab SF340A, Akron, OH, December 16, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 2003, 14:20 local time
- Place: Akron, OH
- Airport: Akron-Canton Regional
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UHLA
- Location: 40.9151° N, 81.4436° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at AKRON-CANTON RGNL (CAK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9151&lon=-81.4436&mi=10
- Aircraft: N340SZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N340SZ-2006-04-03) (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/20031216033949I

## Narrative

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

(-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^

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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