# Incident 20010610011369I: Doug DC871, Pittsburgh, PA, June 10, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 2001, 10:05 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: RRXA
- 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: N811AL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N811AL-2018-01-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-71 (registry code 302199A, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-8-71) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC871
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010610011369I

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON JUNE 10, 2001, A DC-8-71, S/N 46099, REGISTERED AS N811AL, AND OPERATING AS RRXA FLIGHT 1321, WAS ENROUTE FROM "EWR" TO "IND" WHEN THE #1 ENGINE FIRE WARNING INDICATION WAS OBSERVED BY THE FLIGHT CREW. THE CHECKLIST WAS FOLLOWED, AND THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO "PIT".  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT.  ON THE RAMP, MAINTENANCE FOUND NO EVIDENCE OR FIRE.  THE #1 FIRE WARNING CONTINUED WHEN POWER WAS ON THE AIRCRAFT.  TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND THE FIRE LOOP BAD, ANDIT WAS REPLACED WITH THE 2 ENGINE FIRE BOTTLES.  THE SYSTEM OPS CHECKED GOOD, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.  INVESTIGATION BY DESK AUDIT AND CLOSED.

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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