# Incident 20000809035889I: Boeing 727225, Pittsburgh, PA, August 9, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 2000, 11:15 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- 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: N365PA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N365PA-2005-11-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-225 (registry code 1384077, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-225) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series (registry code 52048, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727225
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D9
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 112 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000809035889I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PAN-AM FLIGHT 163, A BE-727-225, N365PA, DEPARTED RUNWAY 28L AT PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (PIT), AT 11:00 LOCAL TIME ON 08-09-00 AND LOST THE NUMBER THREE ENGINE. FLIGHT #163 WAS RADAR VECTORED TO RUNWAY 28R AND, UPON LANDING, BLEW THE LEFT OUTBOARD TIRE. RUNWAY 28R WAS CLOSED FOR APPROXIMATELY FOUR HOURS UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE NO. THREE ENGINE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP SHEARED ITS SHAFT. NO PASSENGERS WERE INJURED. SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N365PA (3)

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

- [Incident 20010213002349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010213002349I), Feb 13, 2001: Boeing 727225 (N365PA), Orlando, FL, Minor damage. (-23) The first officer flew the initial portion of an ILS approach to runway 9L at sfb, Florida. At dh when the flying pilot indicated that he did ot have the…
- [Incident 20000612032309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000612032309I), Jun 12, 2000: Boeing 727225 (N365PA), Gary, IN, No damage. (-23)Upon landing, aircraft hrdo-planned, brakes applied and locked. Wheel spinup was insufficient to activate anti skid. Four main tires blew out.
- [Incident 20000119022679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000119022679I), Jan 19, 2000: Boeing 727225 (N365PA), Gary, IN. (-23)Aircraft went off end of runway during landing. Both crewmembers sent letters requesting re-examination completed satisfactory on 2/11/00 by portland, me…

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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