# Incident 20040524013539I: Saab 340B, Chicago, IL, May 24, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 2004, 16:30 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Chicago Midway
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CX7A
- Location: 41.7856° N, 87.7527° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHICAGO MIDWAY INTL (MDW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7856&lon=-87.7527&mi=10
- Aircraft: N316CE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N316CE-2006-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Saab-Scania SAAB 340B (registry code 7860101, https://openairdocs.org/model/saab-scania-saab-340b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CT7-SER series (registry code 30031, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-ct7-ser-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SAAB 340B
- Reported engine: GE CT79B
- People aboard: 25
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040524013539I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 5/23/04 WHILE TAXIING TO THE GATE AT CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (CID) THE CARGO/SMOKE CENTRAL WARNING PANEL (CWP) ILLUMINATED. THE CREW DISCHARGED THE FIRE BOTTLE, THE LIGHT WENT OUT. MAINTENANCE WAS SENT TO REPLACE THE DISCHARGED BOTTLE AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED BACK TO MIDWAY TO REPLACE THE DAMAGED SMOKE DETECTOR. EIGHT FLIGHTS LATER, ON 05/24/04, PRIOR TO ENGINE START FOR PUSHBACK AT MIDWAY THE CARGO/SMOKE CWP AGAIN ILLUMINATED. THE PASSENGERS WERE DEPLANED (NOT EVACUATED) AND THE DISCREPANCY WAS WRITTEN UP.

## Other reports on N316CE (1)

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

- [Incident 20040609015319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040609015319I), Jun 9, 2004: Saab 340B (N316CE), Chicago, IL, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft had arrived from des moines, IA on flight 3472 and was being prepared for the outbound flight 3840 to south bend, IN. During the baggage loading…

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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