19990703023589I

Incident

FAA incident report · Dhav DHC8102 · Syracuse, NY · July 3, 1999

Date
July 3, 1999 · 15:20 local
Place
Syracuse, NY
Airport
Syracuse Hancock International
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
PCAA
Aircraft
N833EX
Reported as
Dhav DHC8102
People aboard
25
Fatal injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-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 pfcs switch light illuminated. The flight crew declared an emergency and crash, fire and rescue (CFR) equipment was standing by. The aircraft landed on runway 28 without further incident. Maintenance personnel repaired a broken wire in the right flap well; system operation check was good and in accordance with maintenance manual section 27-10. The aircraft was returned to service with no defects noted at the time. 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 Syracuse, NY on July 3, 1999 at approx. 1515 EDT. This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-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 PFCS SWITCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FLIGHT CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND CRASH, FIRE AND RESCUE (CFR) EQUIPMENT WAS STANDING BY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 28 WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REPAIRED A BROKEN WIRE IN THE RIGHT FLAP WELL; SYSTEM OPERATION CHECK WAS GOOD AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH MAINTENANCE MANUAL SECTION 27-10. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THE TIME. 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 SYRACUSE, NY ON JULY 3, 1999 AT APPROX. 1515 EDT. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

Other reports on N833EX · 3

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