# Incident 19920203012969I: Dhav DHC8102, Portland, OR, February 3, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 1992, 13:30 local time
- Place: Portland, OR
- Airport: Portland International
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: QXEA
- Location: 45.5887° N, 122.5969° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PORTLAND INTL (PDX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5887&lon=-122.5969&mi=10
- Aircraft: N818PH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N818PH-2018-01-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-8-102 (registry code 2809003, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-8-102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC8102
- People aboard: 12
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,700 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920203012969I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE OBSERVED COMING FROM PARKED DHC8. FOUND CREW SHUT DOWN ENGINES WITHOUT USUAL 20 SECOND COOL DOWN PERIOD.

## Other reports on N818PH (1)

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

- [Incident 19930518024509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930518024509I), May 18, 1993: Dhav DHC8102 (N818PH), Bellingham, WA, Minor damage. Struck a parked helicopter while taxiing to gate.

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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