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Incident

FAA incident report · Doug DC983 · Pittsburgh, PA · August 13, 2001

Date: August 13, 2001 · 15:50 local
Place: Pittsburgh, PA
Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: ZWOA
Aircraft: N968TW
Reported as: Doug DC983
People aboard: 138
Fatal injuries: 0

N968TWRegistered now · Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-83(MD-83)S/N 53618 · Built 1999 Airframe modelMcdonnell Douglas DC-9-83(MD-83)Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D seriesTurbo-jet

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) During cruise flight, the aft cargo fire detector warning sounded. The fire bottle was discharged and an unscheduled landing was made at Pittsburgh international airport. Upon investigation at pit, no indication of fire was found. The aft cargo fire detection system was placarded inoperative per the MEL and the flight was continued to stl. The aft cargo fire protection ceu connector was found contaminated and was replaced at check-c 6-8-01 at stl. Investigation was conducted by desk audit and closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, THE AFT CARGO FIRE DETECTOR WARNING SOUNDED. THE FIRE BOTTLE WAS DISCHARGED AND AN UNSCHEDULED LANDING WAS MADE AT PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. UPON INVESTIGATION AT PIT, NO INDICATION OF FIRE WAS FOUND. THE AFT CARGO FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM WAS PLACARDED INOPERATIVE PER THE MEL AND THE FLIGHT WAS CONTINUED TO STL. THE AFT CARGO FIRE PROTECTION CEU CONNECTOR WAS FOUND CONTAMINATED AND WAS REPLACED AT CHECK-C 6-8-01 AT STL. INVESTIGATION WAS CONDUCTED BY DESK AUDIT AND CLOSED.