# Incident 19980403017379I: Dhav DHC8102, Philadelphia, PA, April 3, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 1998, 08:15 local time
- Place: Philadelphia, PA
- Airport: Philadelphia International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: HNAA
- Location: 39.8721° N, 75.2407° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PHILADELPHIA INTL (PHL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8721&lon=-75.2407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N979HA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N979HA-2017-05-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-8-103 (registry code 2809006, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-8-103) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW121 (registry code 52124, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw121) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC8102
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980403017379I

## Narrative

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

ELECTRICAL ODOR DETECTED. RETURNED TO PHL. FOUND METAL FLASHLIGHT SHORTING OUT WINDOW HEAT RELAY TO FLOOR BOARD.

## Other reports on N979HA (2)

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

- [Accident 20070131020129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070131020129A), Jan 31, 2007: Dhav DHC8103 (N979HA), Maui, HI, No damage. (-23) Moku 979 was a reposition ferry flight from hnl to ogg. There was one flight attendant and two deadheading pilots in the cabin. The PIC was of the…
- [Incident 20030905032629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030905032629I), Sep 5, 2003: Dhav DHC8102 (N979HA), Syracuse, NY. (-23) On 09/05/2003 at approx 07:08 local time a DHC-8-200 aircraft, registration number N979HA, operated by pcaa was taxiing out of the parking area at syr.…

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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