19991205035569I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Dorner DO 328-100 · Pittsburgh, PA · December 5, 1999

Date
December 5, 1999 · 22:48 local
Place
Pittsburgh, PA
Airport
Greater Pittsburgh International
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
VNAA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N432JS
Reported as
Dorner DO328100
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PW119B
People aboard
35
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,400 total2,200 in this make and model66 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) On December 5, 1999, at 2248E, a DO-328, s/n 3045, registered as N432JS operating as vnaa flight 4064, returned to land at pit runway 28L after reporting a loose engine cowl. Reports indicate that during climb, the flight crew felt a vibration on the left side of the aircraft. They then turned on the landing light and noted that the outboard cowl was flapping. The aircraft then returned to pit landing without incident then taxied to the gate. The aircraft was inspected. The cowl was repositioned and the aircraft was ferried to "cak". At "cak" the cowl was replaced in accordance with DO-MM-71-10-00. All checks were ok and aircraft was returned to service. Investigation by desk audit and closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON DECEMBER 5, 1999, AT 2248E, A DO-328, S/N 3045, REGISTERED AS N432JS OPERATING AS VNAA FLIGHT 4064, RETURNED TO LAND AT PIT RUNWAY 28L AFTER REPORTING A LOOSE ENGINE COWL. REPORTS INDICATE THAT DURING CLIMB, THE FLIGHT CREW FELT A VIBRATION ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THEY THEN TURNED ON THE LANDING LIGHT AND NOTED THAT THE OUTBOARD COWL WAS FLAPPING. THE AIRCRAFT THEN RETURNED TO PIT LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT THEN TAXIED TO THE GATE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED. THE COWL WAS REPOSITIONED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO "CAK". AT "CAK" THE COWL WAS REPLACED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DO-MM-71-10-00. ALL CHECKS WERE OK AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. INVESTIGATION BY DESK AUDIT AND CLOSED.

Other reports on N432JS · 1

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