# Incident 19990210016849I: Dhav DHC8102, Syracuse, NY, February 10, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 1999, 09:45 local time
- Place: Syracuse, NY
- Airport: Syracuse Hancock International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: PCAA
- Location: 43.1112° N, 76.1063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTL (SYR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1112&lon=-76.1063&mi=10
- Aircraft: N824MA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC8102
- People aboard: 23
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990210016849I

## Narrative

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

(-5)ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1999, A DEHAVILLAND DHC-8-102, S/N 327, OPERATED BY ALLEGHENY AIRLINES EXPERIENCED A WARNING LIGHT IN THE AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT ILLUMINATING (SMOKE), DURING CRUISE AT 16,000 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO SYRACUSE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY.  CRASH, FIRE AND RESCUE (CFR) EQUIPMENT WAS STANDING BY.  MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND THAT THE NUMBER TWO SMOKE DETECTOR WAS DEFECTIVE, AND WAS DEFERRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MINIMUM EQUIPMENT LIST 26-8.  THE AIRCRAFT EVACUATED ON RUNWAY 32, THEN WAS TUGGED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE, AND NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE ALBANY, NEW YORK AIRPORT ON FEBRUARY 10, 1999, AT APPROXIAMTELY 0900 EDT.  THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED 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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