# Incident 19910126006709I: Fokker F27MK500, Pittsburgh, PA, January 26, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 26, 1991, 12:42 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SALA
- 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: N27SA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: FOKKER F27MK500
- Reported engine: RROYCE DART5527R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910126006709I

## Narrative

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

NR2 ENGINE SHUT DOWN WHEN ACCESSORY GEAR BOX ILLUMINATED. FOUND AIR COMPRESSOR WAS LEAKING OIL INTERNALLY.

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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