# Incident 19951013041289I: Dhav DHC8102, Middletown, PA, October 13, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 1995, 11:00 local time
- Place: Middletown, PA
- Airport: Harrisburg International Airport-Olmsted
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- 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: N825EX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N825EX-2010-08-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-8-102 (registry code 2809003, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-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: 29
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,800 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951013041289I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON OCTOBER 13, 1995, DURING AN IFR SCHEDULED FLIGHT FROM BOSTON (BOS) TO HARRISBURG (MDT), ALLEGHENY AIRLINES FLIGHT 3714, A DEHAVILLAND DHC-8, ON A VISUAL APPROACH INTO MDT EXPERIENCED THE #2 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FAILURE. THE CREW SUMMONED THE EMERGENCY CFR EQUIPMENT, MANUALLY LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR, COMPLETED ALL APPROPRIATE CHECK LISTS, AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. FAA MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL INVESTIGATED AND DISCOVERED AN "O" RING LEAK AT A HYDRAULIC FITTING CAUSED THE LOSS OF HYDRAULIC FLUID. INCIDENT CLOSED - NO ACTION.

## Other reports on N825EX (2)

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

- [Incident 20030201007879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030201007879I), Feb 1, 2003: Dhav DHC8102 (N825EX), Binghamton, NY. (-23) On February 1, 2003, flt. 3577, N825EX, DHC-8, on climb-out, gear was selected "up", and hydraulic quantity on #2 system went to "0". Aircraft landed…
- [Incident 19960918032839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960918032839I), Sep 18, 1996: Dhav DHC8102 (N825EX), Syracuse, NY. Narrative: on September 18, 1996 at 0655 EDT, a Dehavilland DHC-8-102, N825EX, flight 3853, operated by allegheny commuter airlines, inc., during takeoff from…

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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