# Incident 19930108003989I: Dhav DHC8102, Lancaster, PA, January 8, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 8, 1993, 07:30 local time
- Place: Lancaster, PA
- Airport: Lancaster
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: PCAA
- Location: 40.1224° N, 76.2944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LANCASTER (LNS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1224&lon=-76.2944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N807EX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N807EX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing DHC-8-102 (registry code 1386002, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-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
- People aboard: 14
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,689 total, 1,983 in this make and model, 209 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930108003989I

## Narrative

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

SMELL AT CABIN OVERHEAT LIGHT. DIVERTED TO LANCASTER. FOUND DIRT AND SMALL PLASTIC CHIPS ON READING LIGHT LENS.

## Other reports on N807EX (2)

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

- [Incident 20030312007869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030312007869I), Mar 12, 2003: Dhav DHC8102 (N807EX), Syracuse, NY, Minor damage. (-23) Approximately 10-15 miles out on approach to syr first officer smelled fumes in cockpit. After the smell grew worse the crew donned oxygen masks. At…
- [Incident 19991215034869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991215034869I), Dec 15, 1999: Dhav DHC8102 (N807EX), Providence, RI, Minor damage. (-23) Allegheny flight 3637 struck a ramp boundary fence with the left wing while taxiing in a non-movement area at pvd. Visibility was marginal and the pilot…

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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