# Incident 20000310004119I: Aerosp ATR42320, Erie, PA, March 10, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 2000, 07:45 local time
- Place: Erie, PA
- Airport: Erie International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Location: 42.0442° N, 79.8539° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Erie County Airport (3G1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0442&lon=-79.8539&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16824, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16824-2006-03-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale/Aeritalia ATR 42-320 (registry code 8680930, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-aeritalia-atr-42-320) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW121 (registry code 52124, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw121) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP ATR42320
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A121
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000310004119I

## Narrative

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

DURING A FLIGHT FROM ROCHESTER, NY, TO CLEVELAND, OH, THE LEFT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE INDICATOR STARTED TO FLUCTUATE. THE PILOT PERFORMED A PRECAUTIONARY ENGINE SHUTDOWN.  THE PILOT REQUESTED A DIVERSION TO ERIE INT'L AIRPORT.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT.  THE ENGINE WAS TROUBLESHOT, EIGHT QUARTS OF OIL WERE ADDED, ENGINE WAS TEST RUN, AND PLACED ON AN ENGINE WATCH BY THE OPERATOR.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE LATER THAT DAY.  AS OF 3-22-00, THE ENGINE WAS PERFORMING WITHIN LIMITS.  AS OF 3-29-00 AT 9:30 AM EASTERN TIME, ISIS GAVE THE PILOT'S FIRST CLASS MEDICAL DATE AS APRIL 14, 1999.  THE PMI IS AWARE OF THR INCIDENT AND IS MONITORING THE OPERATOR AND THE ENGINE .  A CC:MAIL MESSAGE WAS SENT CONCERNING THE PILOT'S MEDICAL.

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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