# Incident 20000722035119I: Boeing 727221, Pittsburgh, PA, July 22, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 2000, 11:01 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: RIVA
- 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: N367PA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N367PA-2006-03-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-221 (registry code 1384071, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-221) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-17 series (registry code 52049, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-17-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727221
- People aboard: 42
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 22,420 total, 6,600 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000722035119I

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON JULY 22, 2000, AT 1101, A B727 S/N 22539, REGISTERED AS N367PA AND OPERATING AS PANAM (RIVA) FLIGHT 163, ABORTED DEPARTURE ON RUNWAY 28L AT "PIT". THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AFTER AN ENGINE FIRE WARNING INDICATION WAS RECEIVED.  THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT.  MAINTENANCE AT PIT INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT, PERFORMED ENGINE RUNS, AND NO DEFECT WAS FOUND.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN RETURNED TO SERVICE.  NOTE:AS PER MAINTENANCE CONTROL, APPROXIMATELY FOUR (4) FLIGHTS LATER AT PORTSMITH, THIS HAPPENED AGAIN.  MANTENANCE FOUND THE BLEED AIR CLAMP AT THE START VALVE LOOSE.  THE CLAM WAS RETORQED, THE LEAK WAS CHECKED, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.  INVESTIGATION BY DESK AUDIT AND CLOSED.

## Other reports on N367PA (2)

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

- [Incident 19991218035559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991218035559I), Dec 18, 1999: Boeing 727221 (N367PA), Boston, MA, Minor damage. (-23) N367PA, a B-727, operated by pan American airways was struck by a hudson General fuel truck while parked at gate 1D, terminal d. no crew members or pax…
- [Incident 19980104001389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980104001389I), Jan 4, 1998: Boeing 727221 (N367PA), Durango, CO, Minor damage. Narrative: on ILS approach, aircraft broke out at minimums aligned with right edge of runway. While maneuvering to land, crew lost sight of runway at…

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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