# Incident 20000124000089I: Boeing 727232, Pittsburgh, PA, January 24, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 2000, 22:20 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- 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: N420DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N420DA-2001-02-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-232 (registry code 1384082, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727232
- Reported engine: PWA JT15D1
- People aboard: 154
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 2,808 in this make and model, 164 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000124000089I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JANUARY 24, 2000, AT 2220E, A B-727-232, S/N 21273, REGISTERED AS N420DA, OPERATED BY "DALA" AS FLIGHT #495 WAS ENROUTE FROM "BUF" TO "ALT" WHEN THE R1 COCKPIT WINDOW INNERPANE CRACKED.  THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO 'PIT' AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 32 AND TAXIED TO THE GATE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.THE WINDOW WAS REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.  CONDUCTED A DESK AUDIT AND CLOSED.

## Other reports on N420DA (2)

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

- [Incident 19921206055779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921206055779I), Dec 6, 1992: Boeing 727277 (N420DA), Orlando, FL, Minor damage. Captain hit the tail skid of the aircraft on runway during landing. Tail skid broke off.
- [Incident 19790930049279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790930049279I), Sep 30, 1979: Boeing 727 (N420DA), Houston, TX. Engine shut down due to low oil pressure. Compressor section seized.

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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