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Incident

FAA incident report · Saab SF340A · Pittsburgh, PA · March 23, 2001

Date
March 23, 2001 · 15:14 local
Place
Pittsburgh, PA
Airport
Greater Pittsburgh International
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
CHQA
Aircraft
N152CQ
Reported as
Saab SF340A
People aboard
19
Fatal injuries
0

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

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On 3-23-01, chqa flight 4322 departed pit and returned to land on runway 32 at pit after experiencing a hydraulic problem. Further investigationrevealed that upon gear retraction the hydraulic fluid contents was low. A broken landing gear retraction line, on the nose landing gear, was the cause of the low hydraulic fluid. This was reported by privacy data omitted chqa airlines quality assurance manager. This hydraulic line to the nose gear was replaced, and the aircraft was returned to service. There were no injuries to passengers. A/c taxied to the gate without incident. Submission of this report closes this incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 3-23-01, CHQA FLIGHT 4322 DEPARTED PIT AND RETURNED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 32 AT PIT AFTER EXPERIENCING A HYDRAULIC PROBLEM. FURTHER INVESTIGATIONREVEALED THAT UPON GEAR RETRACTION THE HYDRAULIC FLUID CONTENTS WAS LOW. A BROKEN LANDING GEAR RETRACTION LINE, ON THE NOSE LANDING GEAR, WAS THE CAUSE OF THE LOW HYDRAULIC FLUID. THIS WAS REPORTED BY ^PRIVACY DA^ CHQA AIRLINES QUALITY ASSURANCE MANAGER. THIS HYDRAULIC LINE TO THE NOSE GEAR WAS REPLACED, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO PASSENGERS. A/C TAXIED TO THE GATE WITHOUT INCIDENT. SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT.

Other reports on N152CQ · 1

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