From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On April 8, 2003, flt. 9382, a DHC-8, N811AW, took off and returned to Syracuse airport (syr), Syracuse, NY for a landing gear problem. Crew reported after take off while selecting gear up #2 hydraulic PSI dropped to 0 PSI selected (power transfer unit) ptu on gear retracted and locked hyd. PSI read 0 PSI for 5 minutes. Then PSI returned to normal when selecting gear down hyd. PSI dropped to zero main gear extended normally, but the nose gear did not extend. Performed alternate gear extension, nose gear extended and locked then 10 minutes later #2 hyd. PSI returned to normal. Aircraft was ferried to middletown (MDT). Maintenance inspected landing gear no defects were noted. Bled #2 hydraulic system, and swung gear several times. Ops checked good. This incident is considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON APRIL 8, 2003, FLT. 9382, A DHC-8, N811AW, TOOK OFF AND RETURNED TO SYRACUSE AIRPORT (SYR), SYRACUSE, NY FOR A LANDING GEAR PROBLEM. CREW REPORTED AFTER TAKE OFF WHILE SELECTING GEAR UP #2 HYDRAULIC PSI DROPPED TO 0 PSI SELECTED (POWER TRANSFER UNIT) PTU ON GEAR RETRACTED AND LOCKED HYD. PSI READ 0 PSI FOR 5 MINUTES. THEN PSI RETURNED TO NORMAL WHEN SELECTING GEAR DOWN HYD. PSI DROPPED TO ZERO MAIN GEAR EXTENDED NORMALLY, BUT THE NOSE GEAR DID NOT EXTEND. PERFORMED ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION, NOSE GEAR EXTENDED AND LOCKED THEN 10 MINUTES LATER #2 HYD. PSI RETURNED TO NORMAL. AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO MIDDLETOWN (MDT). MAINTENANCE INSPECTED LANDING GEAR NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. BLED #2 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM, AND SWUNG GEAR SEVERAL TIMES. OPS CHECKED GOOD. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.
Other reports on N811AW · 5
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.