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Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 727251 · Pittsburgh, PA · December 17, 2000

Date: December 17, 2000 · 14:58 local
Place: Pittsburgh, PA
Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: NWAA
Aircraft: N285US
Reported as: Boeing 727251
People aboard: 84
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 10,339 total5,738 in this make and model174 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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(-23) On December 18, 2000, nwaa flight #563, a B-727, s/n 21324, registered as N285US, diverted to "pit" after reporting a pressurization problem. The a/c landed and taxied to the gate without further incident. Maintenance found 3 ea loses "b" nuts on the controller and op's checked the a/c. also a flight check was flown and the a/c was returned to service. Investigation by desk audit is closed. Flight eng data:

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON DECEMBER 18, 2000, NWAA FLIGHT #563, A B-727, S/N 21324, REGISTERED AS N285US, DIVERTED TO "PIT" AFTER REPORTING A PRESSURIZATION PROBLEM. THE A/C LANDED AND TAXIED TO THE GATE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND 3 EA LOSES "B" NUTS ON THE CONTROLLER AND OP'S CHECKED THE A/C. ALSO A FLIGHT CHECK WAS FLOWN AND THE A/C WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. INVESTIGATION BY DESK AUDIT IS CLOSED. FLIGHT ENG DATA: