# Incident 20000616034139I: Dhav DHC8102, New York, NY, June 16, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 2000, 12:32 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: La Guardia
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: PCAA
- Location: 40.7772° N, 73.8726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAGUARDIA (LGA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7772&lon=-73.8726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N819EX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N819EX-2004-07-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-8-102 (registry code 2809003, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-8-102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC8102
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 9,600 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000616034139I

## Narrative

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

(-23)AT LA GUARDIA AIRPORT, ALLEGHENY-FLT. 3676 CAPTAIN, WTIH ASSISTANCE FROM FIRST OFFICER HAD DIFFICULTY TURNING CONTROL COLUMN TO RIGHT TO MOVE AILERON. CAPT. ADVISED TOWER HE WAS ONLY ABLE TO TURN LEFT, AND WILL IMMEDIATELY RETURN TO LAND.  A/C TAXIED TO RAMP W/O INCIDENT.  FAA, NTSB AND ALLEGHENY MAINTENANCE DIRECTOR WERE PATCHED TOGETHER ON A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION.  ^PRIVACY DATA OM^, NTSB, REQUESTED THE FLIGHT DATA RECORDER QUARANTINED AND SHIPPED TO MAIN BASE, AT HARRISBURG, PA. TIL FURTHER NOTICE FROM NTSB.  NYFSDO ASI OBSERVED MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL INCLUDING LEADMEN, CHECKING FLIGHT CONTROL MOVEMENTS WITH ENGINE POWER ON.  NO DIFFICULTIES DISCOVERED.  ALL CABLES, PULLEYS FROM WINGS TO COCKPIT WILL BE INSPECTED BY INSPECTOR AND MECHANIC.  UPON INSPECTION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE LEFT AILERON SPRING TAB ATTACHED BRACKET FOR LINKAGE CRACKED CAUSING IT TO JAM.  ON 6/19/00, WAS INFORMED BRACKET WAS MODIFIED AND PART NUMBER 85740168-013 IS THE LATEST REPLACEMENT.  PMI NOTIFIED AND DISCUSSED SAFETY RECOMMENDATION LEADING TO A POSSIBLE AD.  AFTER T/O IT TOOK ANB EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF AILERON CONTROL PRESSURE TO TURN THE A/C TO THE RIGHT.  MAITENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED L/H AILERON   SPRING TAB IAW 27-16-16. A/C TEST FLOWN BEFORE RETURNING TO SERVICE.

## Other reports on N819EX (4)

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

- [Incident 20000211002929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000211002929I), Feb 11, 2000: Dhav DHC8102 (N819EX), Buffalo, NY. On Friday, February 11, 2000 at 1236 EST, allegheny airlines flight 3594, DHC-8, N819EX, landed on runway 31 at Buffalo niagara international airport due to a…
- [Incident 19980121004969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980121004969I), Jan 21, 1998: Dhav DHC8102 (N819EX), Rochester, NY. Narrative: on Wednesday, January 21, 1998, a Dehavilland DHC-8-102, N819EX, s/n 016, operated by allegheny airlines, experienced an unsafe gear indication in…
- [Incident 19940512023069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940512023069I), May 12, 1994: Dhav DHC8102 (N819EX), State College, PA. NR2 engine reverted to manual and lost power. Replaced electronic control unit. Torque sensor hydro unit. Fuel pump.
- [Incident 19940407010039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940407010039I), Apr 7, 1994: Dhav DHC8102 (N819EX), White Plains, NY. Oil pressure light on in flight. NR2 engine shutdown. Landed at White Plains. Replaced fuel control and pump.

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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