# Incident 19981202042839I: Dhav DHC8102, Ithaca, NY, December 2, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 1998, 11:16 local time
- Place: Ithaca, NY
- Airport: Tompkins County
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: PCAA
- Location: 42.4439° N, 76.5031° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ithaca, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4439&lon=-76.5031&mi=10
- Aircraft: N833EX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N833EX-2006-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-8-106 (registry code 2809020, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-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
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981202042839I

## Narrative

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

(-5) ON 12/2/98 AT 1116 EST, A DEHAVILLAND DHC-8, N833EX, OPERATED BY ALLEGHENY AIRLINES, ABORTED ITS START-UP AFTER THE FLIGHT CREW NOTED SMOKE AT THE RIGHT ENGINE WHILE AT THE GATE AT TOMPKINS COUNTY AIRPORT, ITHACA, NY. THE PASSENGERS DEPLANED, AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURY TO ANY PERSONNEL. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FROM BINGHAMTON REPAIRED THE AIRPLANE AND RETURNED IT TO SERVICE AT 1430 EST. THEY REPLACED THE NUMBER 2 DC STARTER GENERATOR, THE NUMBER 2 START CONTACT RELAY, AND THEY ALSO REPLACED THE GCU, AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. THEY RAN THE ENGINES AND THEY CHECKED OUT OKAY. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N833EX (3)

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

- [Incident 20020517018099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020517018099I), May 17, 2002: Dhav DHC8102 (N833EX), Washington, DC, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft entered the parking ramp in the wrong area and tried to taxi in between two parked aircraft. Ramp personnel initially stopped the aircraft and…
- [Incident 19990703023589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990703023589I), Jul 3, 1999: Dhav DHC8102 (N833EX), Syracuse, NY. (-23) On Saturday, July 3, 1999, at 1520 EDT, a Dehavilland dash 8, N833EX, s/n 282, operated by allegheny airlines, inc., shortly after rotation the spoiler…
- [Incident 19981231042829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981231042829I), Dec 31, 1998: Dhav DHC8102 (N833EX), State College, PA. (-5) DHC-8, N833EX, flight 3615, experienced a cracked pilots side window while enroute. The window cracked from top to bottom on the outer pane.

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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