# Incident 20000919037729I: Dhav DHC8102, Binghamton, NY, September 19, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 2000, 17:30 local time
- Place: Binghamton, NY
- Airport: Edwin A Link Field
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- 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: N845EX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N845EX-2010-04-12) (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: 21
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000919037729I

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2000 AT 1730 LOCAL, AN ALLEGHENY AIRLINES D/B/A USAIR EXPRESS, FLIGHT 3860, N845EX, A DHC-8-102 REPORTED TO THE BINGHAMTON ATCT THAT THE CAPTAIN WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WIHT HIS FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT BGM ON RUNWAY 34 AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND THE NUMBER 1 STRAP DOWN AHRS FAILED. THE AHRS UNIT WAS REPLACED AND 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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