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Incident

FAA incident report · Dhav DHC8102 · Pittsburgh, PA · May 3, 2001

Date: May 3, 2001 · 20:12 local
Place: Pittsburgh, PA
Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: PCAA
Aircraft: N829EX
Reported as: Dhav DHC8102
People aboard: 37
Fatal injuries: 0

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23)On short final when gear was selected down the #2 hydraulics contents began to fall and hydraulic caution lights and #2 hydraulic iso valve light illuminated. The flight went around, emergency procedures followed, the flight then landed and taxied to the gate. Two hydraulic lines behind #2 engien debris shield were removed and replaced, leak checked and ops checked goo i/a/w 32-10-00. This incident is closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)ON SHORT FINAL WHEN GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN THE #2 HYDRAULICS CONTENTS BEGAN TO FALL AND HYDRAULIC CAUTION LIGHTS AND #2 HYDRAULIC ISO VALVE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FLIGHT WENT AROUND, EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FOLLOWED, THE FLIGHT THEN LANDED AND TAXIED TO THE GATE.TWO HYDRAULIC LINES BEHIND #2 ENGIEN DEBRIS SHIELD WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED, LEAK CHECKED AND OPS CHECKED GOO I/A/W 32-10-00. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.