# Incident 20011209036649I: Dhav DHC8102, Syracuse, NY, December 9, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 2001, 12:04 local time
- Place: Syracuse, NY
- Airport: Syracuse Hancock International
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: PCAA
- Location: 43.1112° N, 76.1063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTL (SYR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1112&lon=-76.1063&mi=10
- Aircraft: N837EX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N837EX) (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
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011209036649I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2001, A DHC-8, N837EX, OPERATED BY ALLEGHENY AIRLINES, INC., RETURNED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 28 AT THE SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT DUE TO A GEAR DOOR PROBLEM. THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY FERRIED TO BGM. MAINTENANCE AT BGM FOUND THE PIN FOR THE DOOR ACT BACKED OUT. PREVIOUS REPAIR RD8-54-048 DID NOT LAST. IT WAS REPAIRED AGAIN IAW CASAAL32 PER JIM CALLAHAN, AIRPORT SERVICES. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A GEAR SWING SEVERAL TIMES AND THE OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS SATISFACTORY. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N837EX (1)

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

- [Incident 20010713016059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010713016059I), Jul 13, 2001: Dhav DHC8102 (N837EX), Pittsburgh, PA. (-23) On July 13, 2001, at 0842 EST, allegheny airlines flight #3923, a DH8 landed on runway 28L, due to a gear problem. The ARFF responded and the aircraft…

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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