# Incident 20000203002599I: Dorner DO328100, Pittsburgh, PA, February 3, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 2000, 10:22 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
- 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: N441JS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N441JS-2006-02-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dornier Luftfahrt 328-100 (registry code 2996100, https://openairdocs.org/model/dornier-luftfahrt-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: 18
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,955 total, 2,015 in this make and model, 215 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000203002599I

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 3, 2000, AT 1022EA, A DO-328, S/N 3059, REGISTERED AS N441JS, OPERATED BY "VNAA" (PSA AIRLINES) AS FLIGHT 4003 RETURNED TO PITTSBURGH, PA (PIT) SUE TO A DEICING PROBLEM. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AND TAXIED TO THE GATE WITHOUT INCIDENT.  MAINTANANCE FOUND THE R/ELEVATOR HORN HEATER MAT HAD FAILED.  THE MAT WAS REPLACED I/A/W MM55/12/85 AND OP'S CHECKED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.  INVESTIGATION BT DESK AUDIT AND CLOSED.

## Other reports on N441JS (1)

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

- [Incident 20040503019809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040503019809I), May 3, 2004: Dorner DO328100 (N441JS), Allentown, PA, Minor damage. (-23) On takeoff, cabin door came completely open. Flight attendant reached across aisle to passengers in seats 1D and 1F for assistance. Allegheny commuter…

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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