# Incident 20020222001829I: Dhav DHC8102, Pittsburgh, PA, February 22, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 2002, 14:27 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: HNAA
- 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: N906HA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N906HA-2016-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-8-102 (registry code 2809003, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-8-102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC8102
- People aboard: 29
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020222001829I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 22, 2002, AT 1427E PIEDMONT AIRLINES FLIGHT 3310 RETURNED TO PIT AFTER REPORTING A GEAR RETRACTION PROBLEM. THE DHC-8 LANDED ON RUNWAY 32, ARFF RESPONDED AND THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR AND NOSE GEAR DID NOT INDICATE UP AND LOCKED AND THE GEAR DOOR REMAINED UP. UPON INSPECTION IT WAS FOUND THE ROD END BROKEN OFF OF THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR RETRACTION ACTUATOR. MAINTENANCE REPLACED RETRACTION ACTUATOR. A SDR HAS BEEN INITIATED. THIS INCIDENT INVESTIGATION IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N906HA (3)

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

- [Incident 20030822018579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030822018579I), Aug 22, 2003: Dhav DHC8102 (N906HA), Charlotte, NC, Minor damage. (-23) Due to impending weather, a piedmont aircraft (N906HA) was holding off taxiway charlie with both engines shut down and APU running. Thunderstorm hit the…
- [Incident 19930915041589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930915041589I), Sep 15, 1993: Dhav DHC8102 (N906HA), Cleveland, OH, Minor damage. Unsafe landing gear indication. Made a tower fly by. Landed safely. Found pivot tube broken in nose gear assembly.
- [Incident 19911014052589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911014052589I), Oct 14, 1991: Dhav DHC8102 (N906HA), White Plains, NY. Pilot had a TCAS alert on descent. Climbed to 5300 feet. Crew acted properlly. According to TCAS alert.

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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