# Incident 20030312007869I: Dhav DHC8102, Syracuse, NY, March 12, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 2003, 19:03 local time
- Place: Syracuse, NY
- Airport: Syracuse Hancock International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: PCAA
- Location: 43.1112° N, 76.1063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTL (SYR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1112&lon=-76.1063&mi=10
- Aircraft: N807EX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N807EX) (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: 23
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030312007869I

## Narrative

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

(-23) APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MILES OUT ON APPROACH TO SYR FIRST OFFICER SMELLED FUMES IN COCKPIT. AFTER THE SMELL GREW WORSE THE CREW DONNED OXYGEN MASKS. AT APPROX. 2 MILES OUT THE FIRST OFFICER SAW A LITTLE SMOKE AND COULD SEE A "RED GLOW" FROM HIS #1 WINDOW TERMINAL STRIP. THE ARFF RESPONDED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 28 AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT. WHILE THE CREW WAS ACCOMPLISHING THE SHUTDOWN CHECK THE FIRST OFFICER'S #1 WINDOW SHATTERED. NO FIRE WAS EVER OBSERVED; HOWEVER, THE FIRE CHIEF STATED THAT WHEN THE COCKPIT DOOR WAS OPENED HE COULD SEE A LITTLE SMOKE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD, WINDSHIELD HEAT CONTROLLER, RELAY 3041-K10, AND TERMINAL END L2. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUND RAN, AND OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVECE. THE APMI WAS NOTIFIED BY PHONE. HE STATED THAT PCAA'S RELIABILITY PROGRAM IS INVESTIGATING CRACKED WINDOWS. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N807EX (2)

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

- [Incident 19991215034869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991215034869I), Dec 15, 1999: Dhav DHC8102 (N807EX), Providence, RI, Minor damage. (-23) Allegheny flight 3637 struck a ramp boundary fence with the left wing while taxiing in a non-movement area at pvd. Visibility was marginal and the pilot…
- [Incident 19930108003989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930108003989I), Jan 8, 1993: Dhav DHC8102 (N807EX), Lancaster, PA. Smell at cabin overheat light. Diverted to Lancaster. Found dirt and small plastic chips on reading light lens.

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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