# Incident 20020913037099I: Dhav DHC8102, Binghamton, NY, September 13, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 2002, 10:42 local time
- Place: Binghamton, NY
- Airport: Edwin A Link Field
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- 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: N839EX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N839EX) (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: 25
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020913037099I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 13, A DHC-8-102, N839EX, A LOUD VIBRATION WAS DISCOVERED WHILE IN LEVEL CRUISE AT 12,000 FT. THE CREW DESCRIBED A GRINDING SOUND. INSTRUMENTS APPEARED NORMAL AND THE VIBRATION CONSTANT WITH DIFFERNT POWER SETTINGS. THE CREW ELECTED TO DIVERT TO BGM WHERE A NORMAL LANDING WAS MADE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED FORWARD PRESSURE PANELS 121AL & BL AND 122 AR & BR, AND FOUND SEVERAL LOOSE SCREWS AND ONE MISSING SCREW. THEY INSTALLED THE MISSING SCREW AND RE-TORQUED ALL THE SCREWS AND THE MISSING LAV PLUG WAS REINSTALLED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE ENGINE MOUNTS AND ACCESSORIES, PROPS, FLIGHT CONTROLS, WINGS, AND TAIL. NO DEFECTS WERE FOUND. ALL WORK WAS DONE I/A/W STANDARD MAINTENANCE PRACTICES. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N839EX (3)

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

- [Accident 20120116000849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120116000849A), Jan 16, 2012: Boeing DHC-8-102 (N839EX), Huntington, WV, Substantial damage. A piedmont flight 4117, in aircraft N839EX, struck a deicing truck boom with the left horizontal stabilizer, elevator and elevator trim tab, while taxiing on…
- [Incident 20071203829369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071203829369I), Dec 3, 2007: Dhav DHC8102 (N839EX), Pittsburgh, PA, No damage. (-23) After take-off from 28C, the left main landing gear door open light remained illuminated after gear retraction. The landing gear was then extended to…
- [Incident 20000111001089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000111001089I), Jan 11, 2000: Dhav DHC8102 (N839EX), Binghamton, NY. (-23) On 1/11/00 pcaa flight 3863, DH-8, N839EX, pilot shut down the #1 engine due to a low oil pressure indication. The low oil pressure light did not…

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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