# Incident 20030101000119I: Dhav DHC8102, Pittsburgh, PA, January 1, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 2003
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: PCAA
- 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: N804EX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N804EX-2018-06-19) (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
- People aboard: 11
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030101000119I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ABE-PIT FLIGHT #3511. CREW REPORTED WHILE ON DESCENT THROUGH 8000 FT. UNKNOWN SMELL WAS NOTICED IN COCKPIT AND CABIN. SMELL WAS SUSPECTED TO BE SMOKE COMING FROM #1 ENGINE BLEED. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED, AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED APU AND SURROUNDING AREA. NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. ENGINE OILS WERE CHECKED, AND RIGHT ENGINE FOUND TO BE 3 QUARTS LOW, LEFT ENGINE 1 QUART LOW. OIL WAS SERVICED. AIRCRAFT GROUND RAN FOR 20 MINUTES WITH BLEEDS ON. NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N804EX (9)

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

- [Incident 20030508007129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030508007129I), May 8, 2003: Dhav DHC8102 (N804EX), Pittsburgh, PA. (-23) Allegheny airlines flight #3899 enroute from abe on approach to pit encountered an "airframe vibration" that "occurred three times in flight". The…
- [Incident 20030402017279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030402017279I), Apr 2, 2003: Dhav DHC8102 (N804EX), Middletown, PA. (-23) Flight controls did not respond as expected after initial climb/turn. Removed and replaced aileron. Test flight was satisfactory and aircraft was…
- [Incident 20021003029729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021003029729I), Oct 3, 2002: Dhav DHC8102 (N804EX), Middletown, PA. (-23) During enroute cruise between rochester, NY (roc) to Washington, DC (dca) at 17,000MSL, #2 hydraulic system isolation visual warning illuminated. #2…
- [Incident 20000608032949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000608032949I), Jun 8, 2000: Dhav DHC8102 (N804EX), Binghamton, NY. (-23)On Thursday, June 8, 2000 at 0843 local, an allegheny airlines (d/b/a usair express) DHC-8, N804EX, reported smoke in the cockpit inbound from bgm. The…
- [Incident 19991127030899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991127030899I), Nov 27, 1999: Dhav DHC8102 (N804EX), Buffalo, NY. (-23)On Saturday, November 27, 1999 at 1410 local, an allegheny airlines (d/b/a usair express) DHC-8-102, N804EX shut down the nbr 2 engine due to the oil…
- [Incident 19991022031169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991022031169I), Oct 22, 1999: Dhav DHC8102 (N804EX), Pittsburgh, PA. (-23)On October 22, 1999, at 1335 e a DHC-8, s/n 227, N804EX, operating as allegheny (pcaa) flight #3775, landed at "pit" after a lightening strike causing two…
- [Incident 19960203002909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960203002909I), Feb 3, 1996: Dhav DHC8102 (N804EX), Syracuse, NY. Narrative: on February 3, 1996, at 1850 EST, a dehaviland dhc 8-102, N804EX, operated by allegheny commuter airlines, inc., during taxi to the active runway,…
- [Incident 19940516016829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940516016829I), May 16, 1994: Dhav DHC8102 (N804EX), Binghamton, NY. NR1 engine stopped in climb, due to lack of fuel flow. Feather engine. Returned. Replaced fuel control.
- [Incident 19901011058219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901011058219I), Oct 11, 1990: Dhav DHC8102 (N804EX), Middletown, PA. Landing gear failed to extend. Used alternate procedures and landed safely. Selector valve had failed.

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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