# Incident 20001216037709I: Dhav DHC8102, Binghamton, NY, December 16, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 2000, 09:30 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: N841EX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N841EX-2004-12-17) (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
- Reported engine: PWA PW120
- People aboard: 16
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001216037709I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SATURDAY DECEMBER 16, 2000 AT 08:23 HOURS LOCAL TIME, A DEHAVILLAND DASH 8 SERIES 100 AIRCRAFT, BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N841EX, SERIAL NUMBER 249, OPERATING AS ALLEGHENY AIRLINES FLIGHT 3795 UNDER 14 CFR PART 121, DEPARTED THE PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (PHL) ENROUTE TO THE ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (ROC). ACCORDING TO THE MANAGER OF MAINTENANCE BASE PRODUCTION AT BINGHAMTON FOR ALLEGHENY AIRLINES, THE CREW OF FLIGHT 3685 REPORTED THE TORQUE ON THE NUMBER 2 ENGINE DROPPED TO 7.1 PERCENT DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. ALL OTHER ENGINE INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. THE CREW PERFORMED A PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN OF THE NUMBER 2 ENGINE AND DIVERTED TO THE BROOME COUNTY AIRPORT (BGM) IN JOHSON CITY, NY. ALLEGHENY AIRLINES MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NUMBER 2 ENGINE TORQUE GAUGE AND THE NUMBER 2 ENGINE TSCU. A SERVICE DIFFICULTY REPORT (SDR) WAS SUBMITTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N841EX (1)

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

- [Incident 20000101001159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000101001159I), Jan 1, 2000: Dhav DHC8102 (N841EX), Binghamton, NY. (-23) On Saturday, January 1, 2000, at 1206 local, allegheny airlines d/b/a us air express, DHC-8-102, N841EX, diverted into bgm due to a possible vibration in…

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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