# Incident 20010525010379I: Dhav DHC8102, Pittsburgh, PA, May 25, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 2001, 13:10 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: PCAA
- Location: 40.4406° N, 79.9959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsburgh, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4406&lon=-79.9959&mi=10
- Aircraft: N821EX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N821EX-2006-10-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing Of Canada DHC-8-102 (registry code 1385305, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-of-canada-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: 35
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010525010379I

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON 5/25/01 AT 1310E ALLEGHENY AIRLINES FLIGHT 3605 A BOEING (DEHAV) DHC-8 N821EX RETURNED TO LAND AT PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT RUNWAY 10L JUST AFTER TAKE OFF. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AND TAXI TO THE RAMP WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE STICK SHAKER ACTIVATED AND WOULD NOT STOP.  MAINTENANCE PERSONAL TROUBLESHOT THE SYSTEM, RECALIBRATED THE STALL/LIFT SYSTEM, TESTED AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE LATER THAT DAY.  SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N821EX (1)

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

- [Incident 19950108002659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950108002659I), Jan 8, 1995: Dhav DHC8301 (N821EX), Middletown, PA. Narrative: during cruise flight at 11,000 feet MSL, the #1 engine shut itself down. The engine was secured and the flight was diverted to MDT where it landed…

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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