# Incident 20001217028179I: Boeing 727251, Pittsburgh, PA, December 17, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 2000, 14:58 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- 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: N285US (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727251
- People aboard: 84
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,339 total, 5,738 in this make and model, 174 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001217028179I

## Narrative

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

(-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:

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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