# Incident 20020309002979I: Dorner DO328100, Pittsburgh, PA, March 9, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 2002, 18:35 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: VNAA
- 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: N471PS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N471PS-2008-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dornier Luftfahrt DO 328-100 (registry code 2996000, https://openairdocs.org/model/dornier-luftfahrt-do-328-100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW119B (registry code 52133, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw119b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DORNER DO328100
- People aboard: 19
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020309002979I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 9, 2002, PSA FLIGHT #4173 RETURNED TO PIT DUE TO AN ICE PROTECTION DISCREPANCY (ELEVATOR HORN HEAT, WEATHER CONDITIONS DICTATED NOT TO CONTINUE). THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 28L AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE #2 DAU (DATA ACQUISITION UNIT) AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT WAS INVESTIGATED BY DESK AUDIT AND IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N471PS (1)

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

- [Incident 20020416019069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020416019069I), Apr 16, 2002: Dorner DO328100 (N471PS), Allentown, PA. (-23) Flt 4151 was enroute from elmria "elm" to philadelphia "phl", and was 4 min out of elm, when hyd priority valve closed "cas", at this point crew ref: to…

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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