# Incident 19870725055869I: Boeing 7373B7, Pittsburgh, PA, July 25, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1987, 20:34 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 40.4406° N, 79.9959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsburgh, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4406&lon=-79.9959&mi=10
- Aircraft: N362AU (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 7373B7
- People aboard: 133
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 21,800 total, 3,300 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870725055869I

## Narrative

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

NUMBER 2 MAIN GEAR TIRE LOST A RECAP ON TAKEOFF. BURNED OFF FUEL AND LANDED SAFELY. RECAP DAMAGED FLAP AND FAIRING.

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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