# Incident 19940202003369I: Boeing 757232, Pittsburgh, PA, February 2, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 1994, 09:55 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- 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: N683DA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N683DA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 757-232 (registry code 1384965, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PW2037 (registry code 52117, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw2037) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 757232
- People aboard: 124
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940202003369I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: WHILE TAXIING THE ACTIVE RUNWAY, THE FLIGHT CREW FELT AN UNUSUAL VIBRATION COMING FROM THE NOSE GEAR. THE CREW STOPPED THE AIRPLANE. AN ADJACENT MILITARY MAINTENANCE VEHICLE RADIOED THE TOWER AND INFORMED THEM THAT THE LEFT NOSE TIRE WAS NO LONGER SECURE. THE AIRPLANE WAS TOWED TO THE GATE. INITIAL FINDINGS INDICATED A FAILURE OF THE LEFT NOSE GEAR BEARINGS. MATTHEW KLOS, PPM, CHDO HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N683DA (1)

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

- [Incident 19980823036399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980823036399I), Aug 23, 1998: Boeing 757232 (N683DA), Salt Lake City, UT, Minor damage. Inbound to slc, aircraft hit a flock of birds on one mile final to runway 34L. After landing inspection revealed damage to #3 and #4 lft wing slats and lft eng…

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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