# Incident 20030905032629I: Dhav DHC8102, Syracuse, NY, September 5, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 2003, 06:57 local time
- Place: Syracuse, NY
- Airport: Syracuse Hancock International
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- 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: N979HA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N979HA-2017-05-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-8-103 (registry code 2809006, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-8-103) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW121 (registry code 52124, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw121) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC8102
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030905032629I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 09/05/2003 AT APPROX 07:08 LOCAL TIME A DHC-8-200 AIRCRAFT, REGISTRATION NUMBER N979HA, OPERATED BY PCAA WAS TAXIING OUT OF THE PARKING AREA AT SYR. WHILE TAXIING THE CAPTAIN STOPPED THE AIRCRAFT TO ACCOMPLISH AN AUTO FEATHER CHECK. AS HE SET THE PARKING BRAKE HE NOTICED A QUANTITY LOSS IN THE #2 HYD SYSTEM. AT THE SAME TIME THE F/A NOTIFIED THE CAPTAIN THAT FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE OVERHEAD (ABOVE SEAT 5D) AND BURNING A PASSENGER'S EYES (A 17 YEAR OLD FEMALE). THE CAPTAIN IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN ENGINES AND CALLED GROUND FOR CFR AND PARAMEDICS. THE PASSENGER'S EYES WAS FLUSHED WITH WATER AT THE AIRCRAFT THEN HER, AND HER MOTHER WERE TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT (THE MOTHER WAS IN THE SEAT NEXT TO HER BUT WAS NOT INJURED). THE F/A LATER REPORTED A BURNING IN HER THROAT AND SHE WAS ALSO TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL. ALL WERE TREATED AND RELEASED THE SAME DAY. PCAA MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THE HYD LINE (P/N 82920010-307) FOR THE NOSE LANDING GEAR RUPTURED AT A BEND ABOVE SEAT 5D. MAINTENANCE CAPPED THE N/L/G DOWN AND UP HYD LINES AT THE WING ROOT AND SAFETIED THE N/L/G LOCK OUT. THE #2 SYSTEM WAS SERVICED AND LEAK CHECKED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN FERRIED TO MDT FOR REPAIRS.

## Other reports on N979HA (2)

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

- [Accident 20070131020129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070131020129A), Jan 31, 2007: Dhav DHC8103 (N979HA), Maui, HI, No damage. (-23) Moku 979 was a reposition ferry flight from hnl to ogg. There was one flight attendant and two deadheading pilots in the cabin. The PIC was of the…
- [Incident 19980403017379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980403017379I), Apr 3, 1998: Dhav DHC8102 (N979HA), Philadelphia, PA, Minor damage. Electrical odor detected. Returned to phl. Found metal flashlight shorting out window heat relay to floor board.

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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