# Incident 20000101001159I: Dhav DHC8102, Binghamton, NY, January 1, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 2000, 12:06 local time
- Place: Binghamton, NY
- Airport: Edwin A Link Field
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: PCAA
- Location: 42.1013° N, 75.9094° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Binghamton, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1013&lon=-75.9094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N841EX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N841EX-2004-12-17) (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
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000101001159I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 1, 2000, AT 1206 LOCAL, ALLEGHENY AIRLINES D/B/A US AIR EXPRESS, DHC-8-102, N841EX, DIVERTED INTO BGM DUE TO A POSSIBLE VIBRATION IN THE PROPELLER.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 28 AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT.  MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE ENGINE, PROPELLER AND ENGINE MOUNTS WITH NO DEFECTWS FOUND.  DURING THE ENGINE RUN AFTER INSPECTION, THE VIBRATION WAS STILL PRESENT.  AFTER INSPECTING THE REST OF THE AIRCRAFT, THE LEFT OUTBOARD HOPRIZONTAL STAB DEICE BOOT WAS FOUND TO BE PEELING OFF THE TOP OF THE STAB SURFACE.  THE BOOT WOULD FLAP IN THE PROP WASH DURING ENGINE RUNS.  MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LEADING EDGE AND BOOT ASSEMBLY AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.  THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N841EX (1)

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

- [Incident 20001216037709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001216037709I), Dec 16, 2000: Dhav DHC8102 (N841EX), Binghamton, NY. (-23) On Saturday December 16, 2000 at 08:23 hours local time, a Dehavilland dash 8 series 100 aircraft, bearing registration number N841EX, serial number 249,…

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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