# Incident 20001227030649I: Dhav DHC8201, Pittsburgh, PA, December 27, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 2000, 15:27 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: HNAA
- 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: N986HA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N986HA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bombardier DHC-8-202 (registry code 1390007, https://openairdocs.org/model/bombardier-dhc-8-202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW123D (registry code 52199, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw123d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC8201
- People aboard: 31
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001227030649I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 12/27/00 AT 15:27E, WHILE ON APPROACH TO PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, PIEDMONT AIRLINES FLIGHT 3403 REPORTED A LANDING GEAR PROBLEM (PIEDMONT MAY BE SHOWING THE FLIGHT AS 3404). THE CREW EXTENDED THE MAIN LANDING GEAR VIA THE EMERGENCY EXTENSION PROCEDURES. THE A/C LANDED ON RUNWAY 28C AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT. PIEDMONT MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL TROUBLESHOT THE A/C AND DETERMINED THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR VALVE WAS FAULTY. THE VALVE WAS REPLACED AND LEAK CHECKED. SINCE NORMAL MAINTENANCE PRACTICE REQUIRES A GEAR RETRACTION TEST AND RII SIGN-OFF. PIEDMONT MAINTENANCE CONTROL ELECTED TO FERRY THE A/C TO SALISBURY, NC, FOR FURTHER MAINTENANCE. PIEDMONT MAINTENANCE CONTROL WILL COMPLETE AND SUBMIT A MAINTENANCE IRREGULARITY REPORT (MRI). SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSED 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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