# Incident 20010323003739I: Saab SF340A, Pittsburgh, PA, March 23, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 2001, 15:14 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CHQA
- 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: N152CQ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N152CQ-2013-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Saab-Scania SF340A (registry code 7860100, https://openairdocs.org/model/saab-scania-sf340a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CT7-SER series (registry code 30031, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-ct7-ser-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SAAB SF340A
- People aboard: 19
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010323003739I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

- [Incident 20010313003269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010313003269I), Mar 13, 2001: Saab SF340A (N152CQ), Pittsburgh, PA. (-23) At 18:25 local time chqa flight 4327, departed Pittsburgh international airport (pit) and returned to land runway 28R, after shutting down the left…

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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