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Incident

FAA incident report · Saab SF340A · Pittsburgh, PA · September 27, 2002

Date
September 27, 2002 · 21:10 local
Place
Pittsburgh, PA
Airport
Greater Pittsburgh International
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
UHLA
Aircraft
N40SZ
Reported as
Saab SF340A
Reported engine
GE CT79B
People aboard
19
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 September 27, 2002, shuttle america flight #4565 returned to pit due to a precautionary right engine shutdown. The engine shutdown was due to a tailpipe overheat indication which could not be rectified by utilization of the quick reference checklist. The aircraft landed on runway 28R, ARFF responded, and the aircraft taxied to the ramp without further incident. It was reported by maintenance that connector pins #1&2 on the connector at the tail pipe overheat loop were shorted the fault was repaired in accordance with Saab 340 wdm 20-20-00, tested in accordance with amm 26-12-00-5 and the aircraft was released for service. This incident was investigated by desk audit and is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2002, SHUTTLE AMERICA FLIGHT #4565 RETURNED TO PIT DUE TO A PRECAUTIONARY RIGHT ENGINE SHUTDOWN. THE ENGINE SHUTDOWN WAS DUE TO A TAILPIPE OVERHEAT INDICATION WHICH COULD NOT BE RECTIFIED BY UTILIZATION OF THE QUICK REFERENCE CHECKLIST. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 28R, ARFF RESPONDED, AND THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. IT WAS REPORTED BY MAINTENANCE THAT CONNECTOR PINS #1&2 ON THE CONNECTOR AT THE TAIL PIPE OVERHEAT LOOP WERE SHORTED THE FAULT WAS REPAIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SAAB 340 WDM 20-20-00, TESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AMM 26-12-00-5 AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT WAS INVESTIGATED BY DESK AUDIT AND IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

Other reports on N40SZ · 2

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