# Incident 20030508007129I: Dhav DHC8102, Pittsburgh, PA, May 8, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 2003, 08:35 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: N804EX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N804EX-2018-06-19) (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: 17
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030508007129I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ALLEGHENY AIRLINES FLIGHT #3899 ENROUTE FROM ABE ON APPROACH TO PIT ENCOUNTERED AN "AIRFRAME VIBRATION" THAT "OCCURRED THREE TIMES IN FLIGHT". THE "FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTS A VERY LOUD VIBRATION IN THE FORWARD PART OF THE CABIN AND" THE "NUMBER TWO ENGINE NH INCREASED 1.5% DURING LANDING". THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 28R AFTER DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AT 0835. THE ARFF RESPONDED AND THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE GATE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND THAT THE RIGHT INBOARD DEICE BOOT ON THE HORIZONTAL STAB HAD SEPARATED FROM THE LEADING EDGE AT THE UPPER TRAILING EDGE OF THE BOOT. THE LEADING EDGE ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS TEST FLOWN SATISFACTORILY AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.

## Other reports on N804EX (9)

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

- [Incident 20030402017279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030402017279I), Apr 2, 2003: Dhav DHC8102 (N804EX), Middletown, PA. (-23) Flight controls did not respond as expected after initial climb/turn. Removed and replaced aileron. Test flight was satisfactory and aircraft was…
- [Incident 20030101000119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030101000119I), Jan 1, 2003: Dhav DHC8102 (N804EX), Pittsburgh, PA. (-23) Abe-pit flight #3511. Crew reported while on descent through 8000 ft. unknown smell was noticed in cockpit and cabin. Smell was suspected to be smoke…
- [Incident 20021003029729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021003029729I), Oct 3, 2002: Dhav DHC8102 (N804EX), Middletown, PA. (-23) During enroute cruise between rochester, NY (roc) to Washington, DC (dca) at 17,000MSL, #2 hydraulic system isolation visual warning illuminated. #2…
- [Incident 20000608032949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000608032949I), Jun 8, 2000: Dhav DHC8102 (N804EX), Binghamton, NY. (-23)On Thursday, June 8, 2000 at 0843 local, an allegheny airlines (d/b/a usair express) DHC-8, N804EX, reported smoke in the cockpit inbound from bgm. The…
- [Incident 19991127030899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991127030899I), Nov 27, 1999: Dhav DHC8102 (N804EX), Buffalo, NY. (-23)On Saturday, November 27, 1999 at 1410 local, an allegheny airlines (d/b/a usair express) DHC-8-102, N804EX shut down the nbr 2 engine due to the oil…
- [Incident 19991022031169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991022031169I), Oct 22, 1999: Dhav DHC8102 (N804EX), Pittsburgh, PA. (-23)On October 22, 1999, at 1335 e a DHC-8, s/n 227, N804EX, operating as allegheny (pcaa) flight #3775, landed at "pit" after a lightening strike causing two…
- [Incident 19960203002909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960203002909I), Feb 3, 1996: Dhav DHC8102 (N804EX), Syracuse, NY. Narrative: on February 3, 1996, at 1850 EST, a dehaviland dhc 8-102, N804EX, operated by allegheny commuter airlines, inc., during taxi to the active runway,…
- [Incident 19940516016829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940516016829I), May 16, 1994: Dhav DHC8102 (N804EX), Binghamton, NY. NR1 engine stopped in climb, due to lack of fuel flow. Feather engine. Returned. Replaced fuel control.
- [Incident 19901011058219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901011058219I), Oct 11, 1990: Dhav DHC8102 (N804EX), Middletown, PA. Landing gear failed to extend. Used alternate procedures and landed safely. Selector valve had failed.

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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