What happened
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(-23) On Wednesday, may 20, 2003, at 2315 EDT, a dornier do 328, N438JS, flight 4110, operated by psa airlines, diverted to Elmira airport with cars message of having an emergency brake accumulator pressure low. The flight crew attempted several times to distinguish the message. The message would not go out. They decide to make a precautionary landing at Elmira airport. When the aircraft was about fifty feet above the ground the message distinguished. The aircraft landed without incident. There were no injuries. The aircraft technicians did a ground functional check but could not duplicate the problem. They serviced the hydraulic system, which took about a cup of hydraulic fluid. The aircraft was flown to pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on a non-revenue flight. When the aircraft arrived at pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the technician did a follow-up on the maintenance performed at Elmira, NY. The technician determined the emergency parking brake valve was leaking internally. The parking brake valve was removed and replaced. Operational check was satisfactory and aircraft returned to service. This incident is considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 2003, AT 2315 EDT, A DORNIER DO 328, N438JS, FLIGHT 4110, OPERATED BY PSA AIRLINES, DIVERTED TO ELMIRA AIRPORT WITH CARS MESSAGE OF HAVING AN EMERGENCY BRAKE ACCUMULATOR PRESSURE LOW. THE FLIGHT CREW ATTEMPTED SEVERAL TIMES TO DISTINGUISH THE MESSAGE. THE MESSAGE WOULD NOT GO OUT. THEY DECIDE TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT ELMIRA AIRPORT. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABOUT FIFTY FEET ABOVE THE GROUND THE MESSAGE DISTINGUISHED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT TECHNICIANS DID A GROUND FUNCTIONAL CHECK BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEY SERVICED THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM, WHICH TOOK ABOUT A CUP OF HYDRAULIC FLUID. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN TO PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA ON A NON-REVENUE FLIGHT. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT ARRIVED AT PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, THE TECHNICIAN DID A FOLLOW-UP ON THE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED AT ELMIRA, NY. THE TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE VALVE WAS LEAKING INTERNALLY. THE PARKING BRAKE VALVE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS SATISFACTORY AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.
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