# Incident 20001218022559I: Dorner DO328100, Pittsburgh, PA, December 18, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 2000, 14:35 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: VNAA
- 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: N460PS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N460PS-2005-01-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dornier Luftfahrt 328-100 (registry code 2996100, https://openairdocs.org/model/dornier-luftfahrt-328-100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DORNER DO328100
- People aboard: 35
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,600 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001218022559I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 12/18/00 AT 14:35 E DURING TAXI FOR DEPARTURE AT PIT ON TAXIWAY F, THE CREW OF PSA FLIGHT 4085 A DORNIER D328 N460PS EVACUATED CREW AND PASSENGERS DUE TO SMOKE IN AFT CABIN. AIRPORT EMERGENCY PERSONAL RESPONDED AND NO FIRE WAS FOUND. THE PASSENGERS WERE BUSSED BACK TO THE TERMINAL AND THE A/C WAS TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT. PSA MAINTENANCE PERSONEL TROUBLESHOT THE A/C AND DISCOVERED TWO DISCREPANCIES. THE AFT CABIN RECIRCULATION FAN MOTOR HAD FAILED AND THE CHECK VALVE FOR THE AIR FLOW SYSTEM WAS STUCKIN THE CLOSED POSITION. IT WAS PSA MAINTENANCE CONTROL OPINION THAT THE CHECK VALVE BEING STUCK CLOSED CAUSED THE MOTOR TO OVER HEAT AND FAIL. THE PARTS TO REPAIR THE A/C WERE FLOWN IN ON A LATER FLIGHT AND THE A/C WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AFTER 24:00 E ON 12/19/00. PSA MAINTENANCE RELIABILITY WILL SUBMIT A SDR REPORT.

## Other reports on N460PS (1)

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

- [Incident 20000103039579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000103039579I), Jan 3, 2000: Dorner DO328100 (N460PS), Pittsburgh, PA. (-23)On approach to r/w 28L at pit. The aircraft's hydraulic system temperature indicator showed a high temperature and the hydraulic system pressure showed a…

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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