# Incident 19990703023589I: Dhav DHC8102, Syracuse, NY, July 3, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1999, 15:20 local time
- Place: Syracuse, NY
- Airport: Syracuse Hancock International
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- 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: 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
- People aboard: 25
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990703023589I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

- [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 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.
- [Incident 19981202042839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981202042839I), Dec 2, 1998: Dhav DHC8102 (N833EX), Ithaca, NY. (-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…

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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