# Incident 19971221044139I: Dhav DHC8*, Middletown, PA, December 21, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 1997, 16:54 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: N824EX (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC8*
- People aboard: 33
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,185 total, 6,209 in this make and model, 224 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971221044139I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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