# Incident 19910309010919I: Fokker F28MK0100, Pittsburgh, PA, March 9, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 1991, 15:00 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- 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: N856US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N856US-2003-07-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fokker F.28 MK 0100 (registry code 4990807, https://openairdocs.org/model/fokker-f-28-mk-0100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce TAY-650-15 (registry code 54557, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-tay-650-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FOKKER F28MK0100
- People aboard: 44
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910309010919I

## Narrative

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

LEFT LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR WENT OFF. DECLARED EMERGENCY AND RETURNED. LEFT LAVATORY WATER HEATER OVERHEATED.

## Other reports on N856US (1)

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

- [Incident 19900528025829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900528025829I), May 28, 1990: Fokker F28MK0100 (N856US), Pittsburgh, PA, Minor damage. Left outboard wheel departed aircraft while taxiing to gate. Advised of loss by other aircraft.

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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