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Incident

FAA incident report · EMB EMB145LR · Pittsburgh, PA · February 24, 2004

Date: February 24, 2004 · 08:39 local
Place: Pittsburgh, PA
Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: MASA
Aircraft: N834MJ
Reported as: EMB EMB145LR
People aboard: 30
Fatal injuries: 0

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What happened

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(-23) On February 24, 2004, at 0859 EST, an Embraer 145LR, N834MJ, operated by mesa airlines (masa), as us airways express flight #2989, declared an in flight emergency shortly after takeoff from Pittsburgh international airport (pit), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania airport. The crew reported the aircraft had a pitch trim problem. The aircraft landed on runway 28R without incident with aircraft rescue & fire fighting (ARFF) standing by. Subsequently the aircraft taxied back to the ramp without incident. Submission of this report closes this incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 24, 2004, AT 0859 EST, AN EMBRAER 145LR, N834MJ, OPERATED BY MESA AIRLINES (MASA), AS US AIRWAYS EXPRESS FLIGHT #2989, DECLARED AN IN FLIGHT EMERGENCY SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (PIT), PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA AIRPORT. THE CREW REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT HAD A PITCH TRIM PROBLEM. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 28R WITHOUT INCIDENT WITH AIRCRAFT RESCUE & FIRE FIGHTING (ARFF) STANDING BY. SUBSEQUENTLY THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED BACK TO THE RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT. SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT.