# Incident 20020416006519I: Jetair JETSTM4101, Pittsburgh, PA, April 16, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 2002, 13:23 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: VTZA
- 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: N310UE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N310UE-2002-07-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jetstream JETSTREAM 4101 (registry code 1500501, https://openairdocs.org/model/jetstream-jetstream-4101) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Alliedsign TPE331-12UHR (registry code 02505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/alliedsign-tpe331-12uhr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JETAIR JETSTM4101
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE33114HR
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020416006519I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 16, 2002 ATLANTIC COAST AIRLINES, FLT 7440, A JETSTREAM 4101 RETURNED FROM FLIGHT DUE TO A LOW OIL PRESS PROBLEM ON THE LEFT ENGINE. THE OIL PRESS CAP LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO. THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. WHILE SPOOLING DOWN, THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT OBSERVED GREY/BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM THE TAILPIPE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 32, ARFF RESPONDED AND THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED A BROKEN TURBINE BEARING PRESSURE LINE. THE ENGINE WAS RUN AND LEAK CHECKED OK. THIS INCIDENT WAS FIELD INVESTIGATED AND CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N310UE (1)

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

- [Incident 20020417005729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020417005729I), Apr 17, 2002: Jetair JETSTM4101 (N310UE), Pittsburgh, PA. (-23) On 17 apr 2002, atlantic coast airlines flight #9948, a reposition flight returned to pit with the number one engine shut down. This was due to the left…

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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