# Incident 19980530017849I: Dhav DHC8102, Middletown, PA, May 30, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1998, 12:55 local time
- Place: Middletown, PA
- Airport: Harrisburg International Airport-Olmsted
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- 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: N834EX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N834EX-2006-12-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing Of Canada/Dehav Div DHC-8-106 (registry code 1386020, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-of-canada-dehav-div-dhc-8-106) (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: 35
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980530017849I

## Narrative

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

NR HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WENT TO 0. RETURNED TO MDT. A NICKED O-RING WAS LEAKING.

## Other reports on N834EX (1)

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

- [Incident 19970118002339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970118002339I), Jan 18, 1997: Dhav DHC8102 (N834EX), Syracuse, NY. Narrative: on 1/18/97 at 1529 EST, a Dehavilland DHC8-102, flight 3873, N834EX, operated by allegheny commuter airlines. During departure from Hancock int'l…

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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