40.4406° N, 79.9959° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsburgh, PA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 8, 1993 · 21:46 local
Place
Pittsburgh, PA
Airport
Greater Pittsburgh International
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
USAA
Aircraft
N600AU
Reported as
Boeing 757225
People aboard
119
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
555 in this make and model63 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.
NR1 hydraulic system failure on approach. Landed safely. Left retract actuator supply line ruptured.
As the FAA filed it
NR1 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FAILURE ON APPROACH. LANDED SAFELY. LEFT RETRACT ACTUATOR SUPPLY LINE RUPTURED.