# Incident 20031002027709I: Bombdr DHC8401, Kalispell, MT, October 2, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 2003, 22:38 local time
- Place: Kalispell, MT
- Airport: Glacier Park International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: QXEA
- Location: 48.3105° N, 114.2560° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GLACIER PARK INTL (GPI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.3105&lon=-114.2560&mi=10
- Aircraft: N410QX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N410QX-2019-12-23) (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: 32
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031002027709I

## Narrative

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

(-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 20151030018469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151030018469I), Oct 30, 2015: Bombardier Inc DHC-8-402 (N410QX), Pullman, WA, No damage. QXE211, 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…
- [Incident 20050102000349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050102000349I), Jan 2, 2005: Bombdr DHC8401 (N410QX), 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,…

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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