# Incident 20101124055309I: Saab-Scania SAAB 340B, Binghamton, NY, November 24, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 2010, 06:30 local time
- Place: Binghamton, NY
- Airport: Edwin A Link
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NSVA
- Location: 42.1013° N, 75.9094° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Binghamton, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1013&lon=-75.9094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N277MJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N277MJ-2020-12-14) (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-SCANIA SAAB 340B
- Reported engine: GE N/A
- People aboard: 36
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 2,700 total, 473 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101124055309I

## Narrative

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

AFTER TAKE-OFF THE PILOT HAD A LEFT ENGINE FIRE WARNING AND RETURNED TO BGM. THE PILOT PULLED THE LEFT ENGINE EMERGENCY HANDLE AND  DISCHARGED THE ENGINE FIRE BOTTLE.  THE ARFF RESPONDED WITH NO FIRE NOTED.THE PILOT ORDERED AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION, 2 PASSENGERS HAD MINOR INJURIES. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N277MJ (2)

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

- [Incident 20091024857399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091024857399I), Oct 24, 2009: Saab-Scania SAAB 340B (N277MJ), Herndon, VA, No damage. On approach into Dulles the flight experienced severe turbulence between 11,000 and 9,000 feet. A few passengers exhibited anxiety and one passenger hit their…
- [Accident 20030521010181A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030521010181A), May 21, 2003: Saab 340B (N277MJ), New York, NY, Substantial damage. (-23) On may 21, 2003, at 2210 eastern daylight time, a Saab 340B, N277MJ, operated by colgan airwarys inc., as flight 5056, was substantially damaged when it…

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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