# Incident 19950202005479I: Dhav DHC8102, Middletown, PA, February 2, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 1995, 07:35 local time
- Place: Middletown, PA
- Airport: Harrisburg International Airport-Olmsted
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: PCAA
- Location: 40.2009° N, 76.7292° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Middletown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2009&lon=-76.7292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N814EX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N814EX-2021-08-19) (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: 20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,096 total, 1,975 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950202005479I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: CREW STATED THEY STARTED TO SMELL SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT 18 MILES FROM MIDDLETOWN AT 12,000 FEET. THE CREW DIVERTED TO MIDDLETOWN; THE LANDING AT MIDDLETOWN WAS UNEVENTFUL. INVESTIGATION AS TO THE CAUSE REVEALED THE TERMINAL BLOCK HAD COME LOOSE ON THE CAPTAIN'S WINDSHIELD FOR THE WINDSHIELD HEAT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. NO FIRE OR INJURIES OCCURRED IN THIS INCIDENT. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N814EX (2)

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

- [Incident 20030203001479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030203001479I), Feb 3, 2003: Dhav DHC8102 (N814EX), Pittsburgh, PA. (-23) Windshield cracked about 50 miles from pit declared emergency 15 miles from pit. Crew proceeded with checklist and landed without incident. Crews actions…
- [Incident 19921115051249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921115051249I), Nov 15, 1992: Dhav DHC8102 (N814EX), Williamsport, PA. Aircraft struck a deer on landing rollout.

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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