# Incident 20030913021959I: Emb EMB145, Pittsburgh, PA, September 13, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 2003, 18:18 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- 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: N804HK (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: EMB EMB145
- Reported engine: ALLSN AE3007A
- People aboard: 14
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030913021959I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIR CARRIER INCIDENT, PITTSBURGH INTL. AIRPORT, PA 9/13/03 AT 1818E, TRANSWORLD EXPRESS AIRLINES FLIGHT 5283, AN E145, ABORTED TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 28L DUE TO A LAVATORY FIRE WARNING LIGHT INDICATION. THE ARFF RESPONDED, AND THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF A FIRE OBSERVED. THE RUNWAY WAS CLOSED, AND THE PASSENGERS WERE DEPLANED VIA THE STAIRS ONTO THE RUNWAY WITH NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN TOWED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT, AND THE RUNWAY WAS REOPENED AT 1848E, WITH MINOR IMPACT REPORTED TO ATC SERVICES. ON 09-15-03, IT WAS REPORTED BY ERIC REDMAN OF RAIA MAINTENANCE IN PIT, THAT APU WAS FOUND TO BE SENDING SMOKE INTO CABIN ON SHUT DOWN DUE TO BAD OIL SEAL. THE APU WAS ADDED TO THE MEL LIST AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT.

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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