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Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 727225 · Pittsburgh, PA · February 26, 1985

Date
February 26, 1985 · 10:10 local
Place
Pittsburgh, PA
Airport
Greater Pittsburgh International
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
EALA
Aircraft
N8861E
Reported as
Boeing 727225
People aboard
103
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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.

Fuel filter clog light came on. Fluctuating epr, fuel flow, vibration. Suspect fuel contamination.

As the FAA filed it

FUEL FILTER CLOG LIGHT CAME ON. FLUCTUATING EPR, FUEL FLOW, VIBRATION. SUSPECT FUEL CONTAMINATION.