# Incident 19960918032839I: Dhav DHC8102, Syracuse, NY, September 18, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1996, 06:55 local time
- Place: Syracuse, NY
- Airport: Syracuse Hancock International
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: PCAA
- Location: 43.1112° N, 76.1063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTL (SYR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1112&lon=-76.1063&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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960918032839I

## Narrative

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

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 HANCOCK INT'L AIRPORT EXPERIENCED NOSE GEAR UNSAFE INDICATIONS. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO HANCOCK AIRPORT AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO BINGHAMTON, NY FOR REPAIRS. MAINTENANCE FOUND A DEFECTIVE HYDRAULIC NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR. HYDRAULIC ACTUATOR WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS SATISFACTORY AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## 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 19951013041289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951013041289I), Oct 13, 1995: Dhav DHC8102 (N825EX), Middletown, PA. 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…

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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