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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bombdr DHC8401 · Kalispell, MT · October 2, 2003

Date: October 2, 2003 · 22:38 local
Place: Kalispell, MT
Airport: Glacier Park International
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: QXEA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N410QX
Reported as: Bombdr DHC8401
People aboard: 32
Fatal injuries: 0

N410QXRegistration cancelled Dec 23, 2019 · Bombardier DHC-8-402S/N 4053 · Built 2001 Airframe modelBombardier DHC-8-402 Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PW150ATurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) Horizon air, flight 2340 on October 2, 2003 at 2338 MDT from mso to fca, hit an unknown number of ducks, at 7800' MSL approximately 20 NM sse of fca. The flight crew felt an impact, and noticed that the #1 engine propeller spinner was missing. The aircraft landed at fca without incident. Postflight inspectionn found some propeller damage to leading edge of propeller. On October 3, 2003, horizon air maintenance personnel from pdx came and replaced the damaged propeller and in addition bore-scoped the #1 engine and found no evidence of FOD. Aircraft was ferried back to pdx on 10/04/03. This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) HORIZON AIR, FLIGHT 2340 ON OCTOBER 2, 2003 AT 2338 MDT FROM MSO TO FCA, HIT AN UNKNOWN NUMBER OF DUCKS, AT 7800' MSL APPROXIMATELY 20 NM SSE OF FCA. THE FLIGHT CREW FELT AN IMPACT, AND NOTICED THAT THE #1 ENGINE PROPELLER SPINNER WAS MISSING. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT FCA WITHOUT INCIDENT. POSTFLIGHT INSPECTIONN FOUND SOME PROPELLER DAMAGE TO LEADING EDGE OF PROPELLER. ON OCTOBER 3, 2003, HORIZON AIR MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FROM PDX CAME AND REPLACED THE DAMAGED PROPELLER AND IN ADDITION BORE-SCOPED THE #1 ENGINE AND FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF FOD. AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED BACK TO PDX ON 10/04/03. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

Other reports on N410QX · 2

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

Incident 20151030018469ITakeoff: Climb Out · Pullman, WAQXE211, a dhc -8-401 N410QX departed puw on a revenue flight enroute to sea when the #2 engine oil temp climbed above normal. Checklist procedures were followed which slowed the temp rise but did not stop it, and ultimately the pilots shut down the engine at…Oct 30, 2015 · No damage Incident 20050102000349ITo Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) · Great Falls, MT(-23) On 01/02/05, qxea flt 2321 departed hln enroute to gtf, the flight crew experienced aircraft roll to the right. The pilot balanced the fuel in the wings, but still had to correct the aircraft for straight flight with full left aileron trim. During the…Jan 2, 2005 · Reported as Bombdr DHC8401