# Incident 20020529019299I: Dhav DHC8102, Binghamton, NY, May 29, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 2002, 07:08 local time
- Place: Binghamton, NY
- Airport: Edwin A Link Field
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: PCAA
- Location: 42.1013° N, 75.9094° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Binghamton, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1013&lon=-75.9094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N980HA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N980HA-2009-08-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-8-102 (registry code 2809003, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-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: 18
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020529019299I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, 2002, THE CREW OF DHC-8, N980HA, REPORTED A RIGHT GEAR UNSAFE AND NOSE YELLOW DOOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON CLIMBOUT. BOTH GEAR CONFIRMED RETRACTED AND RIGHT MAIN DOORS OPEN. CHATTERING HYDRAULIC NOISE FROM THE NOSE GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BGM AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. NO ASSISTANCE WAS REQUIRED AND THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE OUTBOARD BUSHING (P/N NAS75-12-017) MISSING FROM THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR RETRACTION ACTUATOR FITTING AND DISCOVERED THAT THE FITTING WAS CRACKED. THEY REMOVED AND REPLACED THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR RETRACTION ACTUATOR FITTING I/A/W DEHAVILLAND DASH 8 MAINTENANCE MANUAL 32-30-11 AND PIEDMONT TASK CARD 32-30-181. CYCLED THE GEAR AND OPERATION CHECKED GOOD. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N980HA (3)

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

- [Incident 20031011032639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031011032639I), Oct 11, 2003: Dhav DHC8102 (N980HA), Syracuse, NY. (-23) On October 11, 2003, a DHC-8, flt. 3629, crew reported that the #2 engine power uptrim partially activated during takeoff. Crew experienced repeated #2…
- [Incident 20020630016339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020630016339I), Jun 30, 2002: Dhav DHC8102 (N980HA), Pittsburgh, PA. (-23) On June 30, 2002 allegheny airlines flight #3731 aborted take-off on runway 28R due to #1 engine low oil pressure annunciator illuminating. The pilot…
- [Incident 20011214034289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011214034289I), Dec 14, 2001: Dhav DHC8102 (N980HA), Middletown, PA. (-23) After takeoff there was a heading mismatch. Crew returned to MDT with no further incident. There was no fire or injuries resulting from this incident.…

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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