# Incident 19991205035569I: Dorner DO328100, Pittsburgh, PA, December 5, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 1999, 22:48 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: VNAA
- 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: N432JS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N432JS-2009-09-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dornier Luftfahrt DO 328-100 (registry code 2996000, https://openairdocs.org/model/dornier-luftfahrt-do-328-100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW119B (registry code 52133, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw119b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DORNER DO328100
- Reported engine: PWA PW119B
- People aboard: 35
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,400 total, 2,200 in this make and model, 66 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991205035569I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

- [Incident 20010105000059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010105000059I), Jan 5, 2001: Dorner DO328100 (N432JS), Pittsburgh, PA. (-23) Psa flight 4018 departed pit on 1-5-01, at 6000 feet the captain noticed the crack in the co-pilots window, reduced cabin pressure and returned to pit.…

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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