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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32R-301T · Pittsburgh, PA · March 6, 2000

Date: March 6, 2000 · 17:10 local
Place: Pittsburgh, PA
Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N787AR
Reported as: Piper PA32R301T

N787ARRegistered now · Piper PA-32R-301TS/N 32R-8029083 · Built 1980 Airframe modelPiper PA-32R-301T Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Aircraft was enroute to Kansas city, Missouri when the alternator failed. The pilot informed ATC that he had an alternator failure and requested to land at pit. Aircraft landed on runway 28R and taxied to the ramp without incident. The aircraft was troubleshot and the alternator ws replaced. The aircraft was returned to service and continued to destination the afternoon of March 7, 2000.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE TO KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI WHEN THE ALTERNATOR FAILED. THE PILOT INFORMED ATC THAT HE HAD AN ALTERNATOR FAILURE AND REQUESTED TO LAND AT PIT. AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 28R AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TROUBLESHOT AND THE ALTERNATOR WS REPLACED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AND CONTINUED TO DESTINATION THE AFTERNOON OF MARCH 7, 2000.