20010325003729I

Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 340A · Pittsburgh, PA · March 25, 2001

Date: March 25, 2001 · 23:50 local
Place: Pittsburgh, PA
Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: CHQA
Aircraft: N19CQ
Reported as: Cessna 340A
People aboard: 20
Fatal injuries: 0

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What happened

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

(-23) On 3-25-01, chqa flight 4343, departed pit and returned to land on runway 28L, at pit after experiencing a hydraulic failure. Further investigaition revealed that the right landing gear, down lock swivel, sheared on the right main landing gear. This caused the loss of hydraulic fluid as reported by privacy data omitted chqa quality assurance manager. This swivel was replaced and a/c was returned to service. There were no injuries to passengers. Aircraft was towed to gate. Submission of this report closes this incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 3-25-01, CHQA FLIGHT 4343, DEPARTED PIT AND RETURNED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 28L, AT PIT AFTER EXPERIENCING A HYDRAULIC FAILURE. FURTHER INVESTIGAITION REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR, DOWN LOCK SWIVEL, SHEARED ON THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THIS CAUSED THE LOSS OF HYDRAULIC FLUID AS REPORTED BY ^PRIVACY DA^ CHQA QUALITY ASSURANCE MANAGER. THIS SWIVEL WAS REPLACED AND A/C WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO PASSENGERS. AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO GATE. SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT.