# Incident 20001213021609I: Airbus A320232, Pittsburgh, PA, December 13, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 2000, 20:04 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- 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: N408UA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N408UA-2024-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus Industrie A320-232 (registry code 3930326, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a320-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: IAE V2500SERIES (registry code 34601, https://openairdocs.org/engine/iae-v2500series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A320232
- People aboard: 144
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,450 total, 459 in this make and model, 182 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001213021609I

## Narrative

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

(-23)THE CREW OF UALA, FLIGHT #201, NOTICED A OILY SMELL AFTER TAKEOFF FROM IAD TO SAN, AND DIVERTED TO PIT WHERE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING WAS MADE. THE AIRPLANE MADE AN OVERWEIGHT LANDING, OVERWEIGHT LANDING CHECK WAS PERFORMED BY UALA MAINTENANCE IN PIT. THE PLANE WAS FERRIED TO ORD WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE #1 APU BLEED AIR SWITCH WAS THE CAUSE OF THE OILY SMELL. APU SWITCH WAS CHANGED AND THE AIRPLANE WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY^PRIVACY DATA^PIT MAINT FOR UALA. PASSENGERS AND CREW WERE NOT INJURED. SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT.

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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