# Incident 19990606014479I: Dhav DHC8102, Syracuse, NY, June 6, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1999, 09:27 local time
- Place: Syracuse, NY
- Airport: Syracuse Hancock International
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- 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: N812EX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N812EX-2024-12-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing DHC-8-102 (registry code 1386002, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-dhc-8-102) (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
- Reported engine: PWA PW120A
- People aboard: 13
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990606014479I

## Narrative

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

ON SUNDAY, JUNE 6, 1999 AT 0927 LOCAL, A DHC-8, N812EX, OPERATED BY ALLEGHENY AIRLINES (D/B/A USAIR EXPRESS) ON APPROACH TO SYRACUSE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, REPORTED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT WHEN POWER WAS REDUCED TO IDLE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND THE SMOKE TO BE COMING FROM THE NUMBER ONE ENGINE BLEED.  MAINTENANCE REMOVED, CLEANED, AND REINSTALLED THE AIR SWITCHING VALVE, GROUND RAN THE ENGINE WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS FOUND.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.                                                                                                                           THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N812EX (2)

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

- [Incident 20070715019159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070715019159I), Jul 15, 2007: Dhav DHC8102 (N812EX), Lititz, PA, No damage. (-23) Piedmont flight H318 in route from MDT to phi diverted to lns with smoke in cabin. Aircraft was evacuated on taxiway with no injuries. Aircraft ferried…
- [Incident 19990309013929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990309013929I), Mar 9, 1999: Dhav DHC8102 (N812EX), Pittsburgh, PA. (-5)Aircraft taxied into a snow bank with right main landing gear while taxiing to the north de-ice pad at Pittsburgh. Aircraft was on the yellow taxi line…

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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