# Incident 20000414039669I: Doug MD88, Pittsburgh, PA, April 14, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 2000, 19:00 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
- 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: N918DL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N918DL-2019-04-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88 (registry code 3023688, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-88) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG MD88
- Reported engine: PWA JT8*
- People aboard: 49
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000414039669I

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON APRIL 14, 2001, A MD-80, S/N 49583, REGISTERED AS AND OPERATING AS DALA FLIGHT 2155, WAS ENROUTE FROM "YYZ" TO "ALT" AND DIVERTED TO "PIT" AFTER DECLARING AN EMERGENCY DUE TO THE RIGHT "OIL STRAINER CLOG" LIGHT COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AND TAXIED TO THE GATE WITHOUT INCIDENT.  MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND INSPECTED OIL FILTER.  NO DEFECT WAS NOTED, AND A NEW OIL FILTER WAS INSTALLED AS ENGINE PER M.M.  THE ENGINE OIL WAS ALSO DRAINED AND REPLACED.  THE MON FAIL INDICATION WAS CLEARED, AND THE ENGINE WAS TEST RUN AND LEAK CHECKED--ALL NORMAL.  THE "FDR" WAS REMOVED AS PER M.M.C. AND REPLACED WITH A SERVICEABLE UNIT PER M.M. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO  SERVICE.  INVESTIGATION BY DESK AUDIT AND CLOSED.

## Other reports on N918DL (4)

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

- [Incident 19980526023059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980526023059I), May 26, 1998: Doug MD88 (N918DL), Little Rock, AR. Smoke in cockpit. Declared emergency landed lit. Replaced engine ignition switch and fuel heat switches.
- [Incident 19961111042179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961111042179I), Nov 11, 1996: Doug MD88 (N918DL), Cleveland, OH, Minor damage. Overran ice and snow covered runway by 200FT. Snow fall restricted visibility. Braking action poor.
- [Incident 19901229063249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901229063249I), Dec 29, 1990: Doug MD88 (N918DL), Covington - Cin, OH. Nose gear would not retract after lift off. Returned. Landed safely.
- [Incident 19880804037369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880804037369I), Aug 4, 1988: Doug MD88 (N918DL), San Antonio, TX. Lost right system hydraulic fluid on approach. Landed safely. Towed to ramp. Hydraulic drain line cracked at b nut.

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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