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Incident

FAA incident report · Doug DC-9-32 · Pittsburgh, PA · May 30, 1991

Date
May 30, 1991 · 08:14 local
Place
Pittsburgh, PA
Airport
Greater Pittsburgh International
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
TWAA
Aircraft
N924L
Reported as
Doug DC932
People aboard
71
Fatal injuries
0

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.

A fuel leak was observed in flight. Aircraft diverted to Pittsburgh. Leak was on top of right wing near wing root.

As the FAA filed it

A FUEL LEAK WAS OBSERVED IN FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO PITTSBURGH. LEAK WAS ON TOP OF RIGHT WING NEAR WING ROOT.