# Incident 20030112000129I: Dhav DHC8102, Pittsburgh, PA, January 12, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 2003, 07:01 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- 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: N846EX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N846EX-2010-05-12) (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
- Reported engine: PWA PW120A
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030112000129I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PCAA FLIGHT 3856 LANDED ON 28R WITH THE #1 ENGINE SHUTDOWN DUE TO FLUCTUATING OIL PRESSURE INDICATION. MAINTENANCE COMPLIED WITH UNSCHEDULED MAINTENANCE INSPECTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH PW M/M 05-50-00. NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. THEY REMOVED AND REPLACED MAIN AND SCAVENGE OIL FILTERS. INSPECTED AND FOUND CUT O-RING ON PROPELLER CONTROL UNIT. REMOVED AND REPLACED PROPELLER CONTROL UNIT AND ADAPTER O-RINGS IN ACCORDANCE WITH PCAA JOB CARDS 008-6110-303, 008-6120-304 AND DHC8 M/M 61-10-00. GROUND RAN AIRCRAFT FOR APPROXIMATELY 25 MINUTES. OPERATIONAL AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

## Other reports on N846EX (2)

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

- [Incident 20031010032199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031010032199I), Oct 10, 2003: Dhav DHC8102 (N846EX), Middletown, PA. (-23) During cruise flight @ 5000 ft. the #2 engine started to vibrate and oil pressure dropped to 40 PSI. #2 engine was shut down, emergency declared,…
- [Incident 20020119001599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020119001599I), Jan 19, 2002: Dhav DHC8102 (N846EX), Binghamton, NY. (-23) On Saturday, January 19, 2002, a DHC-8 aircraft, N846EX, operated by allegheny airlines, inc., was enroute from ith to lga and diverted to bgm due to…

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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