# Incident 20040102000169I: Saab SF340A, Akron, OH, January 2, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 2004, 15:29 local time
- Place: Akron, OH
- Airport: Akron-Canton Regional
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- 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: N40SZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40SZ-2013-08-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Saab-Scania SF340A (registry code 7860100, https://openairdocs.org/model/saab-scania-sf340a) (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/20040102000169I

## Narrative

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

(-23) FLIGHT 4632 STARTED TAXIING TO THE ACTIVE RUNWAY. THE CREW MADE A REQUEST TO RETURN TO THE RAMP. ONCE THEY HAD TURNED AROUND THEY ADVISED GROUND CONTROL OF A FIRE SMOKE INDICATOR LIGHT IN THE CARGO HOLD. CRASH AND FIRE UNITS WERE NOTIFIED. EGRESSED BY DOOR AND STAIRS BY CREW AND PASSENGERS. AIRCRAFT WAS ON MAIN RAMP AWAY FROM THE TERMINAL. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND A OVERHEATED LIGHT BALLAST IN THE LAVATORY.

## Other reports on N40SZ (2)

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

- [Incident 20050608012329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050608012329I), Jun 8, 2005: Saab SF340A (N40SZ), Washington, DC, Minor damage. (-23) Right main landing gear was unable to be locked in the down position. Upon landing right main gear collapsed causing aircraft to depart runway.
- [Incident 20020927026899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020927026899I), Sep 27, 2002: Saab SF340A (N40SZ), Pittsburgh, PA. (-23) On September 27, 2002, shuttle america flight #4565 returned to pit due to a precautionary right engine shutdown. The engine shutdown was due to a…

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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