# Incident 20110317005909I: Bombardier Inc DHC-8-402, Pittsburgh, PA, March 17, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 2011, 12:05 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: HSVA
- Location: 40.4317° N, 80.0344° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4317&lon=-80.0344&mi=10
- Aircraft: N339NG (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOMBARDIER INC DHC-8-402
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PW150A
- People aboard: 40
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 5,200 total, 1,600 in this make and model, 202 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ENG11IA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG11IA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110317005909I

## Narrative

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

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ENG11IA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG11IA021), Mar 17, 2011: Bombardier DHC 8 402 (N339NG), Pittsburgh, PA, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: the flight crew's delay in shutting down the left engine following an engine oil pressure master warning, which led to a hard rub inside the engine that served as an ignition point for a titanium…

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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