40.4406° N, 79.9959° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsburgh, PA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
February 17, 2003 · 09:40 local
Place
Pittsburgh, PA
Airport
Greater Pittsburgh International
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
DALA
Aircraft
N972DL
Reported as
Doug MD88
People aboard
95
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) Unrelated dual gen (csd) failure prior to departure and at V1. During taxi, flighty 1209 experienced a left gen fail. Crew placard left gen. Flight departed and at V1 126KIAS the rt. Gen failed. Flight returned to airport (kpit) landed w/o incident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) UNRELATED DUAL GEN (CSD) FAILURE PRIOR TO DEPARTURE AND AT V1. DURING TAXI, FLIGHTY 1209 EXPERIENCED A LEFT GEN FAIL. CREW PLACARD LEFT GEN. FLIGHT DEPARTED AND AT V1 126KIAS THE RT. GEN FAILED. FLIGHT RETURNED TO AIRPORT (KPIT) LANDED W/O INCIDENT.