# Incident 19861202073189I: Dhav DHC8102, Atlanta, GA, December 2, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 1986, 23:05 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: The William B Hartsfield Atla
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EMXA
- Location: 33.6367° N, 84.4279° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6367&lon=-84.4279&mi=10
- Aircraft: N802MX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N802MX-2004-01-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-8-102 (registry code 2809003, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-8-102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW120 (registry code 52114, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC8102
- Reported engine: PWA PW120A
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87IA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87IA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861202073189I

## Narrative

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

DURING CLIMB, CREW HEARD A LOUD BANG WITH FIRE WARNING. ENGINE SHUTDOWN, BOTTLES DISCHARGED. TURBINE STATOR FAILURE

## 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 ATL87IA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87IA034), Dec 3, 1986: de Havilland DHC-8-101 (N802MX), Atlanta, GA, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N802MX (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19870622047169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870622047169I), Jun 22, 1987: Dhav DHC8102 (N802MX), Atlanta, GA, Minor damage. Hard landing made short of the runway. Landing gear fuse pivot pin sheared and gear collapsed.

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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