19990717014999I

Incident

FAA incident report · Dhav DHC8102 · Pittsburgh, PA · July 17, 1999

Date
July 17, 1999 · 12:18 local
Place
Pittsburgh, PA
Airport
Greater Pittsburgh International
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
PCAA
Aircraft
N960HA
Reported as
Dhav DHC8102
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PW120
People aboard
40
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.

On July 17, 1999, at 1218 EDT, the DHC-8-102, N960HA, operating as allegheny flight 3910. The aircraft returned to "pit" after the pilots ADI failed during climb-out. The aircraft landed without incident and returned to the gate. At the gate, the pilots ADI was changed and checked. The aircraft was released by maintenance. At 1700EDT, the aircraft again returned to "pit" with an instrument problem. The pilots ahrs computer failed after takeoff on climb. The aircraft taxied to the gate without incident. The ahrs computer was replaced and checked and the aircraft was released. Investigation was conducted by dest audit and is closed.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 17, 1999, AT 1218 EDT, THE DHC-8-102, N960HA, OPERATING AS ALLEGHENY FLIGHT 3910. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO "PIT" AFTER THE PILOTS ADI FAILED DURING CLIMB-OUT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND RETURNED TO THE GATE. AT THE GATE, THE PILOTS ADI WAS CHANGED AND CHECKED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED BY MAINTENANCE. AT 1700EDT, THE AIRCRAFT AGAIN RETURNED TO "PIT" WITH AN INSTRUMENT PROBLEM. THE PILOTS AHRS COMPUTER FAILED AFTER TAKEOFF ON CLIMB. THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE GATE WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AHRS COMPUTER WAS REPLACED AND CHECKED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED. INVESTIGATION WAS CONDUCTED BY DEST AUDIT AND IS CLOSED.