# Incident 20001221024179I: Bag JETSTM3201, Pittsburgh, PA, December 21, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 2000, 07:33 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: VTZA
- 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: N497UE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N497UE-2013-09-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: British Aerospace BAE JETSTREAM 3201 (registry code 1500217, https://openairdocs.org/model/british-aerospace-bae-jetstream-3201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BAG JETSTM3201
- People aboard: 19
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001221024179I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT PITTSBURGH AIRPORT ON DECEMBER 21, 2000, AT 0733 EST (1233Z), UNITED EXPRESS FLIGHT 308, REGISTERED AS N497UE RETURNED FROM FLIGHT TO LAND ON RUNWAY 10R AFTER THE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF. THE ARFF RESPONDED AND THE A/C TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE CREW WRITE-UP FROM THE LOG PAGE IS AS FOLLOWS "AFTER DEPARTURE UPON RAISING THE GEAR BOTH HYDRAULIC PUMPS INTERMITTENTLY FAILED AND GEAR WOULD NOT RAISE, COMPLIED WITH QRH. RIGHT HYDRAULIC PUMP CAME BACK ON LINE SLOWLY INCREASING PRESSURE TO 2000 PSI. LEFT PUMP ONLY CAME BACK ON TAXI IN." THE CORRECTIVE ACTION BY ATLANTIC COAST AIRLINE MECHANIC THAT WAS SENT UP FROM IAD IS AS FOLLOWS "SERVICED HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR. NO LEAKS FOUND. NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED, "THIS INCIDENT WAS INVESTIGATED BY DESK AUDIT AND IS CLOSED."

## Other reports on N497UE (2)

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

- [Incident 19980402010229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980402010229I), Apr 2, 1998: Bag JETSTM3201 (N497UE), Newport News, VA. Narrative: on April 2, 1998, at 2300 eastern standard time, N497UE, a british aerospace jetstream 3201, operated by atlantic coast airlines of sterling,…
- [Incident 19950204015729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950204015729I), Feb 4, 1995: Bag JETSTM3201 (N497UE), Newburgh, NY, Minor damage. Narrative: shortly after commencing his taxi BLR6585 (blue ridge) advised the tower he would be stopping because he thought he may have hit something with his…

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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