# Incident 19971112038479I: Dhav DHC8102, Rochester, NY, November 12, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 1997, 07:15 local time
- Place: Rochester, NY
- Airport: Greater Rochester Internationa
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- 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: N818EX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N818EX-2005-03-24) (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: 16
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971112038479I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1997, AT 0715 EDT, A DEHAVILLAND DHC-8-102, S/N 235, OPERATED BY ALLEGHENY AIRLINES, INC., PCAA 123A, UPON TAKEOFF FROM ROCHESTER AIRPORT SHUT DOWN THE #1 ENGINE, DUE TO AN OIL PRESSURE DROP TO 25 PSI. THE FLIGHT CREW SECURED THE ENGINE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALLEGHENY ABNORMAL EMERGENCY CHECKLIST. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO LAND AT ROCHESTER AIRPORT. THE CRASH, FIRE AND RESCUE (CFR) EQUIPMENT WAS STANDING BY. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL INSPECTED THE #1 ENGINE IN ACCORDANCE WITH PRATT & WHITNEY PW-120A MAINTENANCE MANUAL 05-50. NO DEBRIS OR DEFECTS WERE NOTED. MAINTENANCE SERVICED THE ENGINE WITH 3 QUARTS OF OIL. THE GROUND CHECK WAS GOOD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N818EX (4)

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

- [Incident 20020708017969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020708017969I), Jul 8, 2002: Dhav DHC8102 (N818EX), Buffalo, NY. (-23) After the gear was selected up the RH gear door amber light illuminated. The buf FAA tower dispatched the CFR vehicles however the crew did not declare…
- [Incident 20010814028249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010814028249I), Aug 14, 2001: Dhav DHC8102 (N818EX), Syracuse, NY. (-23) On Tuesday, August 14, 2001, a DHC-8, N818EX, shows the following logbook entry: during climb #1 oil pressure rose to 90 and stabilized. Oil pressure…
- [Accident 19991006037309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991006037309A), Oct 6, 1999: Dhav DHC8102 (N818EX), Philadelphia, PA, Substantial damage. (-23) Allegheny commuter airlines flight 3653 (ALO3653), enroute from phl to abe, was 5-10 miles north of phi at 3,000' when it struck a flock of birds.…
- [Incident 19931104044899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931104044899I), Nov 4, 1993: Dhav DHC8102 (N818EX), Rochester, NY. Unsafe left main gear on approach. Used emergency extension. Landed safely. Replaced up lock actuator.

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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