# Incident 19920112004129I: Dhav DHC8102, Baltimore, MD, January 12, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 1992, 14:20 local time
- Place: Baltimore, MD
- Airport: Baltimore-Washington International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: HNAA
- Location: 39.1703° N, 76.6707° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1703&lon=-76.6707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N923HA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC8102
- Reported engine: PWA PW120A
- People aboard: 33
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,750 total, 3,700 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO92IA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92IA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920112004129I

## Narrative

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

NR1 ENGINE FIRE ON CLIMB. RETURNED. LOST HYDRAULIC PRESSURE. DEPARTED RUNWAY ON LANDING. HAD LEAKING FUEL.

## 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 BFO92IA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92IA017), Jan 12, 1992: de Havilland DHC-8-102 (N923HA), Baltimore, MD, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE LOW FUEL PRESSURE WARNING SWITCH SNUBBER ON THE #1 ENGINE, RESULTING IN FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE SNUBBER, A FUEL LEAK (SPRAY), AND SUBSEQUENT EXPLOSION/FIRE DAMAGE. A…

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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