# Incident 20040609015319I: Saab 340B, Chicago, IL, June 9, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 2004, 20:15 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Chicago Midway
- Damage: Substantial damage
- 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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040609015319I

## Narrative

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

(-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 OPERATIONS ONE OF THE RAMP PERSONNEL APPROACHED THE AIRCRAFT TOWING A BAGGAGE CART, FROM THE REAR OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE BAGGAGE CART STRUCK THE LEFT HAND VENTRAL FIN, TEARING IT AWAY FROM THE FUSELAGE, AND DAMAGING TWO OF THE CIRCULAR FRAMES. INJURY SUMMARY NOT KNOWN BY ASI.

## Other reports on N316CE (1)

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

- [Incident 20040524013539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040524013539I), May 24, 2004: Saab 340B (N316CE), Chicago, IL. (-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…

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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