# Incident 20030408017289I: Dhav DHC8102, Syracuse, NY, April 8, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 2003, 08:12 local time
- Place: Syracuse, NY
- Airport: Syracuse Hancock International
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- 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: N811AW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N811AW-2005-11-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing DHC-8-102 (registry code 1386002, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-dhc-8-102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC8102
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030408017289I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

- [Incident 20030912032119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030912032119I), Sep 12, 2003: Dhav DHC8102 (N811AW), Buffalo, NY. (-23) On September 12, 2003 at approx 06:37 EST a DHC-8-102, operated by pcaa, registration number N81AW, was descending into buf when the crew reported the…
- [Incident 20021002029759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021002029759I), Oct 2, 2002: Dhav DHC8102 (N811AW), Albany, NY. (-23) Aircraft departed alb at 10:45AM, all indications were normal during t/o phase of flt. During climb approximately 2000 MSL crew noticed an oil smell in…
- [Incident 20020212004599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020212004599I), Feb 12, 2002: Dhav DHC8102 (N811AW), Syracuse, NY. (-23) On Tuesday, February 12, 2002, at 0635 EST, a DHC-8, N811AW, discovered a problem with right torque system (indication erratic) during takeoff in…
- [Incident 19991110031179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991110031179I), Nov 10, 1999: Dhav DHC8102 (N811AW), Buffalo, NY. (-23) On Wednesday, November 10, 1999 at 1425 local, an allegheny airlines d/b/a usairways express) DHC-8-102, N811AW, reported a lightning strike while…
- [Incident 19940720030129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940720030129I), Jul 20, 1994: Dhav DHC8102 (N811AW), Rochester, NY. Narrative: on July 20, 1994, at approximately 1305 EDT, a DHC-8 operated by allegheny commuter, N811AW experienced a loss of hyd. Pressure and quantity on the…

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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