# Incident 20040224003049I: Emb EMB145LR, Pittsburgh, PA, February 24, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 2004, 08:39 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: MASA
- 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: N834MJ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: EMB EMB145LR
- People aboard: 30
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040224003049I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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