# Incident 20000801027139I: Boeing 757232, Pittsburgh, PA, August 1, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 2000, 14:55 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: N643DL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N643DL-2018-03-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 757-232 (registry code 1384965, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PW2037 (registry code 52117, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw2037) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 757232
- People aboard: 188
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,900 total, 1,758 in this make and model, 223 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000801027139I

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON AUGUST 2, 2000, AT 1931Z, REGISTERED AT N643DL AND OPERATED AS DELTA (DALA) FLIGHT #1776, DIVERTED INTO "PIT" ENROUTE FROM "SLC" TO "BOS" DUE TO AN OXYGEN INDICATION OF "O" PSI. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AND TAXIED TO THE GATE WITHOUT INCIDENT.  UPON LANDING, THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE OXYGEN PRESSURE JUMPED TO 1600 PSI.  THE INDICATION WAS DEFERRED PER MEL 35-11-02 AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.  INVESTIGATION BY DESK AUDIT AND CLOSED.

## Other reports on N643DL (1)

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

- [Incident 19911204061409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911204061409I), Dec 4, 1991: Boeing 757232 (N643DL), Edmonton, CN, Minor damage. Tail pipe fire on NR1 engine start. Passenger opened aft overwing exit. Deployed slide and exited.

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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