# Incident 20030106000879I: Bombdr DHC8401, Seattle, WA, January 6, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 2003, 20:03 local time
- Place: Seattle, WA
- Airport: Seattle-Tacoma International
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: QXEA
- Location: 47.4499° N, 122.3118° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SEATTLE-TACOMA INTL (SEA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4499&lon=-122.3118&mi=10
- Aircraft: N402QX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N402QX-2023-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bombardier DHC-8-402 (registry code 1390042, https://openairdocs.org/model/bombardier-dhc-8-402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW150A (registry code 52167, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw150a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOMBDR DHC8401
- Reported engine: PWC PW150A
- People aboard: 35
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030106000879I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT ROTATION FLIGHT CREW HEARD TWO LOUD BANGS AFTER WHICH AN AUTOFEATHER ON #2 ENGINE OCCURRED. CREW RETURNED TO THE FIELD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL DISCOVERED DAMAGE TO THE LOW PRESSURE TURBINE SECTION. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE #2 ENGINE AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. MAINTENANCE SENT ENGINE TO PRATT AND WHITNEY CANADA FOR TEARDOWN AND EVALUATION. MAINTENANCE SUBMITTED SDR. THIS REPORT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N402QX (1)

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

- [Accident 20191029020499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191029020499A), Oct 29, 2019: Bombardier Inc DHC-8-402 (N402QX), Boise, ID, Substantial damage. Bird strike climbing out of kboi. No abnormal indications. No signs of significant damage. Landed in seattle, maintenance discovered fuel leaking from bird…

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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