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Incident

FAA incident report · Dorner DO328100 · Pittsburgh, PA · April 2, 2004

Date: April 2, 2004 · 11:20 local
Place: Pittsburgh, PA
Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: VNAA
Aircraft: N437JS
Reported as: Dorner DO328100
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PW119B
People aboard: 30
Fatal injuries: 0

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What happened

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(-23) On April 2, 2004, at 1120 eastern standard time, a dornier 328-100, N437JS, operated by psa airlines (vnaa), as us airways express flight number 2558, declared an in during the approach to Pittsburgh international airport (pit), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The crew reported they had shut down the aircraft's number one engine due to engine oil pressure fluctuation. The aircraft landed on runway 32 without incident with aircraft rescue & fire fighting (ARFF) standing by. Subsequently the aircraft taxied to the ramp without incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON APRIL 2, 2004, AT 1120 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A DORNIER 328-100, N437JS, OPERATED BY PSA AIRLINES (VNAA), AS US AIRWAYS EXPRESS FLIGHT NUMBER 2558, DECLARED AN IN DURING THE APPROACH TO PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (PIT), PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA. THE CREW REPORTED THEY HAD SHUT DOWN THE AIRCRAFT'S NUMBER ONE ENGINE DUE TO ENGINE OIL PRESSURE FLUCTUATION. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 32 WITHOUT INCIDENT WITH AIRCRAFT RESCUE & FIRE FIGHTING (ARFF) STANDING BY. SUBSEQUENTLY THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT.