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Incident

FAA incident report · Saab SF340A · Buffalo, NY · March 30, 2004

Date: March 30, 2004 · 18:18 local
Place: Buffalo, NY
Airport: Greater Buffalo International
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: UHLA
Aircraft: N148SD
Reported as: Saab SF340A
Reported engine: GE CT75A2
Fatal injuries: 0

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) On March 30, 2004, a Saab 340, shuttle america flt. 4521, returned to the Buffalo niagara international airport, Buffalo, NY after the number 1 engine failed during climb out. During climb out the crew heard a loud bang from the #1 engine which then had an uncommanded shutdown. The crew declared an emergency and returned to Buffalo airport safely. After landing the crew inspected the #1 engine for signs of FOD intake. None was noted by the crew. This was a contained engine failure. Contacted the pmi, and he said that the engine was sent to ge for a tear down. Possible #5 or #6 bearing failure. He is waiting for ge to send a final report. Injury summary not known by ASI.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MARCH 30, 2004, A SAAB 340, SHUTTLE AMERICA FLT. 4521, RETURNED TO THE BUFFALO NIAGARA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, BUFFALO, NY AFTER THE NUMBER 1 ENGINE FAILED DURING CLIMB OUT. DURING CLIMB OUT THE CREW HEARD A LOUD BANG FROM THE #1 ENGINE WHICH THEN HAD AN UNCOMMANDED SHUTDOWN. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO BUFFALO AIRPORT SAFELY. AFTER LANDING THE CREW INSPECTED THE #1 ENGINE FOR SIGNS OF FOD INTAKE. NONE WAS NOTED BY THE CREW. THIS WAS A CONTAINED ENGINE FAILURE. CONTACTED THE PMI, AND HE SAID THAT THE ENGINE WAS SENT TO GE FOR A TEAR DOWN. POSSIBLE #5 OR #6 BEARING FAILURE. HE IS WAITING FOR GE TO SEND A FINAL REPORT. INJURY SUMMARY NOT KNOWN BY ASI.