# Incident 20040330014859I: Saab SF340A, Buffalo, NY, March 30, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 2004, 18:18 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Greater Buffalo International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UHLA
- Location: 42.8864° N, 78.8784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buffalo, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8864&lon=-78.8784&mi=10
- Aircraft: N148SD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SAAB SF340A
- Reported engine: GE CT75A2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040330014859I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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