# Incident 19970503011479I: Dhav DHC8102, Syracuse, NY, May 3, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1997, 07:41 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: 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: 20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970503011479I

## Narrative

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

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 IN SYRACUSE, NEW YORK AFTER REPORTING A HYDRAULIC ANNUNCIATOR PROBLEM ON DEPARTURE. THE ARFF RESPONDED AND THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL RAN UP THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE'S AND VERIFIED THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM PRESSURE WAS NORMAL AND HAD NO LEAKS NOTED. THE HYDRAULIC ANNUNCIATOR INDICATOR WAS ISSUED A MEL 29-3 AND MAY 4, 1997 MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL CLEANED THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR OF MOISTURE AND HYDRAULIC ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT OPERATION CHECK WAS GOOD PER THE DEHAVILLAND DASH 8 MAINTENANCE MANUAL. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED, AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE 17 PASSENGERS AND THREE CREW MEMBERS. 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 19951214043949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951214043949I), Dec 14, 1995: Dhav DHC8102 (N831EX), Rochester, NY. 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 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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