# Incident 20031024028449I: Cvac 240*, Pittsburgh, PA, October 24, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 2003, 06:30 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: I5HA
- 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: N99380, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99380-2014-12-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Convair 240 (registry code 2422601, https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-240) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series (registry code 52026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2800-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CVAC 240*
- Reported engine: PWA R2800*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031024028449I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT 0630E ON 10/24/2003, AIR TAHOMA FLIGHT 384, A CV-240 LANDED ON RUNWAY 32 WHEN THE RIGHT ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. THE ARFF RESPONDED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE 2 OCCUPANTS ON BOARD AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE AND RIGHT WING. THE RIGHT ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS COVERED WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF OIL. ADDITIONALLY THE TOP TRAILING EDGE OF THE RIGHT HAND FLAP BENEATH THE AUGMENTER TUBE (BEAVER TAIL) HAS BURN DAMAGE CONSISTING OF 7 OR 8 SOFTBALL SIZE HOLES WITH ASSOCIATED WARPING OF THE METAL.

## Other reports on N99380 (1)

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

- [Incident 19830314019309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830314019309I), Mar 14, 1983: Cvac 240* (N99380), Tucson, AZ, Minor damage. Foreward cabin main entrance door separated from aircraft on climbout. Jammed door plungers failed to lock.

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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