# Incident 19960926034339I: Dhav DHC8102, Middletown, PA, September 26, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1996, 14:45 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: N977HA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC8102
- Reported engine: PWA PW120A
- People aboard: 27
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,899 total, 947 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960926034339I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: CREW REPORTED ENROUTE TO BOSTON AT 15000 FEET THE #2 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE AND OIL LEAKING FROM THE TOP OF THE #2 ENGINE NACELLE. THE CREW RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO MIDDLETOWN (MDT) AFTER SECURING THE #2 ENGINE, AND LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. INVESTIGATION INTO THE CAUSE REVEALED THE CHROME PLATING ON THE PROPELLER ACTUATOR HAD DETERIORATED ALLOWING THE ENGINE OIL PRESSURE TO PRESSURIZE THE PROPELLER HUB CAUSING THE LEAKAGE OF OIL. NO INJURY OR FIRE RESULTED FROM THIS INCIDENT. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

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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