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Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 727-260 · Pittsburgh, PA · March 21, 2000

Date
March 21, 2000 · 08:25 local
Place
Pittsburgh, PA
Airport
Greater Pittsburgh International
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
S84A
Aircraft
N901PG
Reported as
Boeing 727260
People aboard
7
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,600 total880 in this make and model237 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) Privacy data ommited. Incident no: IEA0300076. On March 21, 2000, at 0825E, a Boeing 727, s/n 21978, operating as (S84A) sky trek international airlines, inc., (discovery), flight 7901, diverted and landed at Pittsburgh, PA (pit) when no 2 engine fuel heater stayed on, and the fuel temperature went high. The engine was shut down in flight, the aircraft landed at pit, runway 28R, and then taxied to the gate without incident. The no. 2 engine was placed on d.d.p.g.,the fuel heat valve ws manually opened, and the plug disconnected per MEL 73-2 and d.d.p.g. 73-2. The crew returned the aircraft to service. Conducted by desk audit and closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PRIVACY DATA OMMITED. INCIDENT NO: IEA0300076. ON MARCH 21, 2000, AT 0825E, A BOEING 727, S/N 21978, OPERATING AS (S84A) SKY TREK INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES, INC., (DISCOVERY), FLIGHT 7901, DIVERTED AND LANDED AT PITTSBURGH, PA (PIT) WHEN NO 2 ENGINE FUEL HEATER STAYED ON, AND THE FUEL TEMPERATURE WENT HIGH. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN IN FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT PIT, RUNWAY 28R, AND THEN TAXIED TO THE GATE WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE NO. 2 ENGINE WAS PLACED ON D.D.P.G.,THE FUEL HEAT VALVE WS MANUALLY OPENED, AND THE PLUG DISCONNECTED PER MEL 73-2 AND D.D.P.G. 73-2. THE CREW RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. CONDUCTED BY DESK AUDIT AND CLOSED.