# Incident 20000902028359I: Doug DC981, Pittsburgh, PA, September 2, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 2000, 21:35 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: GTIA
- 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: N805NK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N805NK-2004-08-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-81(MD-81) (registry code 3022081, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-81-md-81) (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: DOUG DC981
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D9
- People aboard: 135
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,611 total, 1,410 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000902028359I

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2000, AT 2135E, A DC-9-81, REGISTERED AS N805NK, AND BEING OPERATED AS SPRINT AIRLINES (GTIA) FLIGHT 1851, LANDED AT "PIT" WITH THE NUMBER 2 ENGINE AT REDUCED POWER DUE TO A LOW OIL QUANTITY INDICATION. THE PILOT LOG BOOK ENTRY STATED THAT THE OIL QTY SHOWED "0" QTS.  AND, AT THAT TIME, HE REDUCED POWER ON THE ENGINE AND CONTINUED TO "PIT" WITHOUT ANY OTHER PROBLEMS.  MAINTENANCE FOUND A BAD ELBOW ON THE #4 BEARING GREATHER AND REPLACED THE BAD PART.  THE ENGINE WAS LEAK CHECKED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.  INVESTIGATION BY DESK AUDIT AND CLOSED.

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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