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Incident

FAA incident report · Dhav DHC8* · Middletown, PA · December 21, 1997

Date: December 21, 1997 · 16:54 local
Place: Middletown, PA
Airport: Harrisburg International Airport-Olmsted
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: PCAA
Aircraft: N824EX
Reported as: Dhav DHC8*
People aboard: 33
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 16,185 total6,209 in this make and model224 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on 12-21-97, during a scheduled flight #3806 from baltimore (bwi) to rochester (roc), while in cruise flight, the no. two engine fuel pressure caution light flickered on and off. The aircraft diverted to Middletown (MDT) without incident. Maintenance changed fuel pressure switch and returned aircraft to service. Carrier submitted a service difficulty report and an incident report. This incident is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON 12-21-97, DURING A SCHEDULED FLIGHT #3806 FROM BALTIMORE (BWI) TO ROCHESTER (ROC), WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT, THE NO. TWO ENGINE FUEL PRESSURE CAUTION LIGHT FLICKERED ON AND OFF. THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO MIDDLETOWN (MDT) WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE CHANGED FUEL PRESSURE SWITCH AND RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. CARRIER SUBMITTED A SERVICE DIFFICULTY REPORT AND AN INCIDENT REPORT. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.