# Incident 20020702016329I: Emb EMB145ER, Pittsburgh, PA, July 2, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2002, 18:08 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: RAIA
- 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: N808HK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N808HK-2015-09-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer EMB-145EP (registry code 3260221, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-145ep) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison AE-3007A1/1 (registry code 03048, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-ae-3007a1-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMB EMB145ER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020702016329I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 2, 2002 TRANS STATES FLIGHT #5311 RETURNED TO PIT DUE TO LAV SMOKE ICAS MESSAGE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 28R ARFF RESPONDED AND THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE GATE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE APU HAD AN OIL LEAK WHICH CAUSED THE SMOKE IN THE CABIN. THE APU WAS PUT ON MEL AND THE AIRCRAFT RE-DISPATCHED. THE APU WAS REPLACED AND THE MEL CLEARED S/N OFF 984085, 9829 HRS. THIS INCIDENT INVESTIGATED BY DESK AUDIT AND IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N808HK (2)

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

- [Incident 20050325009449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050325009449I), Mar 25, 2005: Emb EMB145LR (N808HK), Richmond, VA, Minor damage. (-23) On March 25, 2005, N808HK, an Embraer 145 aircraft operated as trans states airlines flight 3588 made an air return to Richmond international airport…
- [Incident 20010616012819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010616012819I), Jun 16, 2001: Emb EMB145ER (N808HK), Pittsburgh, PA. (-23) On June 16, 2001, at 1055E, an Emb-145-ER, s/n 145157, registered as N808HK and operating as raia flight #5277, aborted takeoff when a #2 ahrs fail…

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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