# Incident 20000112001079I: Dhav DHC8102, Buffalo, NY, January 12, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 2000, 07:37 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Greater Buffalo International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: PCAA
- Location: 42.8864° N, 78.8784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buffalo, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8864&lon=-78.8784&mi=10
- Aircraft: N809EX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N809EX-2018-12-31) (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: 13
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000112001079I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 2000, AT 0737 LOCAL, AN ALLEGHENY AIRLINES D/B/A US AIR EXPRESS, DHC-8, N809EX, PERFORMED AN AIR TURNBACK TO BUF DUE TO AN ELECTOR TRIM PROBLEM. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 23 AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT.  COMPANY MECHANIC, FRANK KLAWITTER, INSPECTED THE ELEVATOR TRIM AND FOUND IT TO BE WORKING SATISFACTORILY.  HE PROCEEDED TO LUBE BOTH TRIM ACTUATORS WITH MIL-21164 GREASE IAW MM 12-20-00 AND 12-30-37, RE-INSTALLED PANELS AND OPERATED ELEVATOR TRIM WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.  THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

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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