# Incident 19900404026989I: Dhav DHC7102, New York, NY, April 4, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 1990, 19:19 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: John F Kennedy International
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: PAYA
- Location: 40.6399° N, 73.7787° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JOHN F KENNEDY INTL (JFK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6399&lon=-73.7787&mi=10
- Aircraft: N177RA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N177RA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-7-102 (registry code 2802708, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-7-102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC7102
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A50
- People aboard: 29
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900404026989I

## Narrative

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

ON DEPARTURE FROM BOSTON UNABLE TO RETRACT NOSE GEAR. GROUND CREW FAILED TO CLOSE EXTERIOR GEAR HANDLE LEVER.

## Other reports on N177RA (3)

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

- [Incident 19890911049309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890911049309I), Sep 11, 1989: Dhav DHC7102 (N177RA), Baltimore, MD, Minor damage. NR1 engine cowling loose. Diverted and landed. Latch not fastened and cover plate gone.
- [Incident 19890308015399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890308015399I), Mar 8, 1989: Dhav DHC7102 (N177RA), Norwood, MA. Vibration on descent diverted and landed safely. Loose deicing boot on horizontal stabilizer leading edge.
- [Incident 19870904055819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870904055819I), Sep 4, 1987: Dhav DHC7102 (N177RA), Washington, DC. Lost power on left engine on liftoff. Made pattern and landed. 10th stage compressor distribution line ruptured.

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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