# Incident 19951214043949I: Dhav DHC8102, Rochester, NY, December 14, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 1995, 16:29 local time
- Place: Rochester, NY
- Airport: Greater Rochester Internationa
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: PCAA
- Location: 43.1548° N, 77.6156° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1548&lon=-77.6156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N831EX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N831EX-2004-06-02) (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: 31
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951214043949I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON DECEMBER 14, 1995, AT 1620 EST, A DEHAVILLAND, DHC-8-102, N831EX, FLIGHT 3597, OPERATED BY ALLEGHENY COMMUTER AIRLINES, INC. DURING CRUISE FLIGHT FROM BUFFALO, NY TO ALBANY, NY EXPERIENCED #1 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM PRESSURE MANIFOLD FAILURE. FLIGHT WAS DIVERTED TO ROCHESTER AIRPORT. CFR RESPONDED. A LANDING AND TAXI TO THE RAMP WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, ENGINE #1 HYDRAULIC PUMP WAS REPLACED AND #1 HIGH PRESSURE MANIFOLD WAS REPLACED WITH A FLEX LINE. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS SATISFACTORY AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N831EX (2)

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

- [Incident 20020905037089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020905037089I), Sep 5, 2002: Dhav DHC8102 (N831EX), Syracuse, NY. (-23) The aircraft was enroute from roc to lga but diverted to syr after the crew reported that the #2 hydraulic isolation valve caution light illuminated.…
- [Incident 19970503011479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970503011479I), May 3, 1997: Dhav DHC8102 (N831EX), Syracuse, NY. Narrative: on Saturday, may 3, 1997, at 7:41 EST, a Dehavilland dash 8, N831EX, s/n 160, operated by alleghany airlines, inc., returned and landed on runway 10…

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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