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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bombardier DHC-8-402 · Pittsburgh, PA · March 17, 2011

Date
March 17, 2011 · 12:05 local
Place
Pittsburgh, PA
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
HSVA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N339NG
NTSB investigation
NTSBENG11IA021
Reported as
Bombardier DHC-8-402
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada PW150A
People aboard
40
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
5,200 total1,600 in this make and model202 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

While at cruise flight a low oil pressure light ilimmuated on the left engine followed by a fire light. The fire handle was pulled and both fire bottles discharged. The crew diverted to kpit and excutaed an evacuation. No injuries.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE AT CRUISE FLIGHT A LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILIMMUATED ON THE LEFT ENGINE FOLLOWED BY A FIRE LIGHT. THE FIRE HANDLE WAS PULLED AND BOTH FIRE BOTTLES DISCHARGED. THE CREW DIVERTED TO KPIT AND EXCUTAED AN EVACUATION. NO INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.