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Incident

FAA incident report · Dhav DHC-8-102 · Pittsburgh, PA · March 21, 2002

Date
March 21, 2002 · 20:55 local
Place
Pittsburgh, PA
Airport
Greater Pittsburgh International
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
UHLA
Aircraft
N810EX
Reported as
Dhav DHC8102
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PW120
People aboard
41
Fatal injuries
0

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) On March 21, 2992, N810EX, flight #4485 a shuttle america DHC-8-102 shurt down the number one engine due to the fact that the oil pressure dropped below 40 PSI and the appropriate warning lights illuminated. The aircraft landed on runway 20, ARFF responded and the aircraft taxied to the ramp without further incident. The aircraft was serviced with six quarts of oil and ground ran and the oil cooler for the number one was found to be leaking. The oil cooler was replaced and the aircraft returned to service. Oil coolder p/n 879005, s/n 880409, time on part 2087 hours/2220 cycles. This incident was investigated by desk audit and is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MARCH 21, 2992, N810EX, FLIGHT #4485 A SHUTTLE AMERICA DHC-8-102 SHURT DOWN THE NUMBER ONE ENGINE DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED BELOW 40 PSI AND THE APPROPRIATE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 20, ARFF RESPONDED AND THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SERVICED WITH SIX QUARTS OF OIL AND GROUND RAN AND THE OIL COOLER FOR THE NUMBER ONE WAS FOUND TO BE LEAKING. THE OIL COOLER WAS REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. OIL COOLDER P/N 879005, S/N 880409, TIME ON PART 2087 HOURS/2220 CYCLES. THIS INCIDENT WAS INVESTIGATED BY DESK AUDIT AND IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

Other reports on N810EX · 3

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