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Incident

FAA incident report · Dhav DHC8102 · Middletown, PA · July 14, 2000

Date: July 14, 2000 · 09:47 local
Place: Middletown, PA
Airport: Harrisburg International Airport-Olmsted
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: PCAA
Aircraft: N824EX
Reported as: Dhav DHC8102
People aboard: 40
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 25,000 total5,000 in this make and model240 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft departed bwi enroute to alb. During climb from 1300' to 1700', over lns VOR, pilot noticed low hydraulic quanity indication. Hydraulic pressure showed normal. Pilot made decision to perform precautionary landing at MDT. An uneventful landing was made at MDT, with no injuries and no damage to the aircraft. Inspection revealed a crack in the ground spoiler hydraulic pressure line at the outboard spoiler actuator. Submission of a service difficulty report (SDR) sill close this incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED BWI ENROUTE TO ALB. DURING CLIMB FROM 1300' TO 1700', OVER LNS VOR, PILOT NOTICED LOW HYDRAULIC QUANITY INDICATION. HYDRAULIC PRESSURE SHOWED NORMAL. PILOT MADE DECISION TO PERFORM PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT MDT. AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE AT MDT, WITH NO INJURIES AND NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. INSPECTION REVEALED A CRACK IN THE GROUND SPOILER HYDRAULIC PRESSURE LINE AT THE OUTBOARD SPOILER ACTUATOR. SUBMISSION OF A SERVICE DIFFICULTY REPORT (SDR) SILL CLOSE THIS INCIDENT.