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Incident

FAA incident report · EMB EMB145 · Pittsburgh, PA · November 28, 2003

Date: November 28, 2003 · 16:25 local
Place: Pittsburgh, PA
Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: RAIA
Aircraft: N803HK
Reported as: EMB EMB145
People aboard: 22
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 November 28, 2003, at approximately 1625 EST, aircraft N803HK, an Emb-145, trans states airlines (raia) flight #5291, declared an emergency due to the failure of the number one hydraulic system. The aircraft landed on runway 28R at the Pittsburgh international airport and the aircraft rescue and fire fighting unit responded without incident. The aircraft was towed to the ramp where maintenance determined that the number one brake pressure switch had caused the failure.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 28, 2003, AT APPROXIMATELY 1625 EST, AIRCRAFT N803HK, AN EMB-145, TRANS STATES AIRLINES (RAIA) FLIGHT #5291, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE NUMBER ONE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 28R AT THE PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND THE AIRCRAFT RESCUE AND FIRE FIGHTING UNIT RESPONDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE RAMP WHERE MAINTENANCE DETERMINED THAT THE NUMBER ONE BRAKE PRESSURE SWITCH HAD CAUSED THE FAILURE.