# Incident 20020708017969I: Dhav DHC8102, Buffalo, NY, July 8, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 2002, 18:25 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- 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: N818EX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N818EX-2005-03-24) (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
- People aboard: 10
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020708017969I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER THE GEAR WAS SELECTED UP THE RH GEAR DOOR AMBER LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE BUF FAA TOWER DISPATCHED THE CFR VEHICLES HOWEVER THE CREW DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BUF AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 23 AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE FLIGHT WAS CANCELED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO MDT FOR OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RH FWD DOOR ACTUATOR AND ADJUSTED THE LINKAGE IAW MM 32-10-21. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A GEAR SWING AND GEAR OPS CHECKED GOOD. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N818EX (4)

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

- [Incident 20010814028249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010814028249I), Aug 14, 2001: Dhav DHC8102 (N818EX), Syracuse, NY. (-23) On Tuesday, August 14, 2001, a DHC-8, N818EX, shows the following logbook entry: during climb #1 oil pressure rose to 90 and stabilized. Oil pressure…
- [Accident 19991006037309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991006037309A), Oct 6, 1999: Dhav DHC8102 (N818EX), Philadelphia, PA, Substantial damage. (-23) Allegheny commuter airlines flight 3653 (ALO3653), enroute from phl to abe, was 5-10 miles north of phi at 3,000' when it struck a flock of birds.…
- [Incident 19971112038479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971112038479I), Nov 12, 1997: Dhav DHC8102 (N818EX), Rochester, NY. Narrative: on Wednesday, November 12, 1997, at 0715 EDT, a Dehavilland DHC-8-102, s/n 235, operated by allegheny airlines, inc., pcaa 123A, upon takeoff from…
- [Incident 19931104044899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931104044899I), Nov 4, 1993: Dhav DHC8102 (N818EX), Rochester, NY. Unsafe left main gear on approach. Used emergency extension. Landed safely. Replaced up lock actuator.

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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