# Incident 20000111000409I: Dhav DHC8102, Elmira, NY, January 11, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 11, 2000, 11:16 local time
- Place: Elmira, NY
- Airport: Elmira-Corning Regional
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: HNAA
- Location: 42.1599° N, 76.8917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ELMIRA/CORNING RGNL (ELM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1599&lon=-76.8917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N982HA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N982HA-2009-10-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-8-102 (registry code 2809003, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-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: 16
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000111000409I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON TUESDAY, 1/11/2000 AT 1116 LOCAL, A PIEDMONT AIRLINES (D/B/A USAIR EXPRESS) REPORTED A CAPTAIN'S SIDE WINDOW CRACKED.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 28 AT ELMIRA CORNING AIRPORT WITHOUT INCIDENT.  CONTRACT MAINTENANCE (ELMIRA CORNING AIR SERVICE) INSPECTED THE WINDOW AND DETERMINED THAT ONLY THE OUTER NON-STRUCTURAL PANE HAD CRACKED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO THE MAIN BASE WHERE REPLACEMENT WAS MADE.  THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N982HA (2)

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

- [Incident 20030319007949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030319007949I), Mar 19, 2003: Dhav DHC8102 (N982HA), Binghamton, NY. (-23) Crew reported the #2 hyd isolation valve caution light illuminated after gear extension. 1.4 quarts remaining in #2 system. The aircraft landed on runway…
- [Incident 20020109000459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020109000459I), Jan 9, 2002: Dhav DHC8102 (N982HA), Norfolk, VA, Substantial damage. (-23) At 20:45 hrs, at the Norfolk International Airport (orf) an aircraft was stationary at gate 9 with both engines powered up. Two piedmont mechanics were…

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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