# Incident 20030909024459I: Bombdr DHC8401, Portland, OR, September 9, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 2003, 18:30 local time
- Place: Portland, OR
- Airport: Portland International
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: QXEA
- Location: 45.5887° N, 122.5969° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PORTLAND INTL (PDX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5887&lon=-122.5969&mi=10
- Aircraft: N405QX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N405QX-2024-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bombardier DHC-8-402 (registry code 1390042, https://openairdocs.org/model/bombardier-dhc-8-402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW150A (registry code 52167, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw150a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOMBDR DHC8401
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030909024459I

## Narrative

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

(-23) CREW EXPERIENCED #2 ENGINE FADEC CAUTION DURING APPROACH TO LAND. COPILOT WAS FLYING AT THE TIME. THE CAPTAIN INITIATED THE CHECK LIST FOR #2 ENGINE FADEC FAIL. THIS CHECK LIST REQUIRES THE SHUTDOWN OF THE ENGINE. THE #2 ENGINE FADEC CAUTION CHECK LIST REQUIRES ONLY MONITORING THE ENGINE. THE CAPTAIN SUBSEQUENTLY SHUT DOWN THE #2 ENGINE AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT PDX WITHOUT INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N405QX (3)

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

- [Incident 20120103000029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120103000029I), Jan 3, 2012: Bombardier Inc DHC-8-402 (N405QX), Yakima, WA, Minor damage. On January 03, 2012 while on short final to ykm, N405QX struck a flock of 4 or 5 canadian geese at approximately 100 - 200 feet above the runway. Damage was…
- [Incident 20080415831979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080415831979I), Apr 15, 2008: Bombdr DHC8402 (N405QX), Los Angeles, CA, No damage. (-23) Carrier reported runway rudder trim to the right, when applying rudder trim to the left during climb.
- [Incident 20040324003899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040324003899I), Mar 24, 2004: Bombdr DHC8401 (N405QX), Seattle, WA, Minor damage. (-23) On March 24, 2004 a Bombardier DHC-8-401, operated by horizon air industries, inc on a scheduled domestic passenger flight under provisions of title 14…

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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