# Incident 20020104000659I: Dhav DHC8102, Buffalo, NY, January 4, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 2002, 07:55 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Greater Buffalo International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: PCAA
- Location: 42.8864° N, 78.8784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buffalo, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8864&lon=-78.8784&mi=10
- Aircraft: N838EX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N838EX-2023-05-26) (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/20020104000659I

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 2002, THE CAPTAIN OF ALLEGHENY AIRLINES, FLIGHT 3585, A DHC-8, N838EX, NOTICED SPARKS COMING FROM HIS WINDSHIELD DURING CLIMB OUT. HE THEN OBSERVED THE WINDSHIELD CRACK.  THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE BUFFALO NIAGARA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.  MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE WINDOW.  THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N838EX (3)

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

- [Incident 20011203034239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011203034239I), Dec 3, 2001: Dhav DHC8102 (N838EX), Middletown, PA, Minor damage. (-23) Incident report har fdso-13 (IEA1320020006) reported by operations center eastern region (cruz) allegheny (pcaa) flight 3900 diverted into Harrisburg,…
- [Incident 20011107031709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011107031709I), Nov 7, 2001: Dhav DHC8102 (N838EX), Philadelphia, PA. (-23) Aircraft hit pocket of turb, px without seat belt hit head on oerhead compartment, no injury. Flight attendant robert schegber while asking pax to put…
- [Incident 19970601017739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970601017739I), Jun 1, 1997: Dhav DHC8102 (N838EX), Syracuse, NY. Narrative: aircraft was on a normal descent to 3600 ft. at approximately 3800 ft. and 11 miles southwest of the airport, a GPWS warning (low terrain) was…

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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