# Incident 20010407005849I: Boeing 727227, Pittsburgh, PA, April 7, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 2001, 12:09 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AMTA
- 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: N783AT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N783AT-2005-02-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-227 (registry code 1384078, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-227) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-17 series (registry code 52049, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-17-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727227
- People aboard: 163
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010407005849I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 7, 2001, AT 1209 E/1609Z, AMTA FLIGHT #594, A B-727, N783AT, S/N 2200, DIVERTED TO PIT DUE TO A FIRE WARNING LIGHT. DURING CRUISE AT FL310, NOTED CARGO FIRE LIGHT ON CA GLARE SHIELD (NO FIRE WARNING BELL SOUNDED). CHECKED THE CARGO DETECTIONS/ SUPPRESSION PANEL AT THE F/E POSITION AND NOTED THAT BOTH FWD AND AFT LIGHT ON THE PANEL WERE ILLUMINATED. INITIATED CARGO FIRE IN-FLIGHT CHECKLIST AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. LANDED AT PIT. FIRE DEPT. FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE, SMOKE OR FUMES. DURING TROUBLE SHOOTING, MAINTENANCE FOUND THE PUSH TO TEST LIGHT ON EYEBROW PANEL ACTING AS A GROUND CAUSING THE FIRE CONTROL PANEL TO BE IN THE TEST MODE. REPLACED MASTER CAUTION CARGO WARNING PUSH TO TEST LIGHT LENS AND PERFORMED ADJ/TEST PER MM-26-26-00. MAIN. REPLACED THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER BOTTLES AND RETURNED A/C TO SERVICE. INVESTIGATION BY DESK AUDIT CLOSED.

## Other reports on N783AT (1)

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

- [Incident 20010513013399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010513013399I), May 13, 2001: Boeing 727227 (N783AT), Asheville, NC, Minor damage. (-23) On 05/13/01, American trans air operated a charter flight 6919 from indianapolis to Asheville, north carolina. [privacy data omitted] Was the pilot in…

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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