# Incident 20031006032189I: Dhav DHC8102, Rochester, NY, October 6, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 2003, 10:21 local time
- Place: Rochester, NY
- Airport: Greater Rochester Internationa
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: PCAA
- Location: 43.1548° N, 77.6156° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1548&lon=-77.6156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N844EX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N844EX-2006-11-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-8-106 (registry code 2809020, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-8-106) (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: 13
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031006032189I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 6, 2003 AT 10:21 EST A DHC-8-102 OPERATED BY ALLEGHENY AIRLINES INC, (PCAA), HAD AN "ENGINE FIRE INDICATION ON #1 ENGINE DURING TAXI IN. DISCHARGED FORWARD FIRE EXTINGUISHER." THE CREW THEN TAXIED TO PARKING AND THE PASSENGERS WERE DEPLANED NORMALLY. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE #1 ENGINE WAS CHANGED BY PCAA'S MAINTENANCE IN MIDDLETOWN PA ON 10/04/2003. PCAA MAINTENANCE WAS DISPATCHED FROM MIDDLETOWN TO ROC AND "INSPECTED ENGINE AREA, FOUND DRAIN LINES BURNT AND JET PIPE SLIDE BACK". MAINTENANCE ALSO "REPLACED DRAIN LINES & REINSTALLED JET PIPE I/A/W JOB CARD 0087810312. R&R FWD FIRE BOTTLE I/A/W MM 26-20. CHECKED FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM OPS CK GOOD. RAN A/C OPS AND LEAK OK". THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN FERRIED TO MIDDLETOWN FOR FURTHER INSPECTIONS AND TO INSTALL THE FORWARD FIRE EXTINGUISHER SQUIB. PCAA CMO IS CONTINUING THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE ENGINE CHANGE.

## Other reports on N844EX (2)

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

- [Incident 20020529018109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020529018109I), May 29, 2002: Dhav DHC8102 (N844EX), Middletown, PA. (-23) On climbout, flight 3741 at Middletown, Pennsylvania, the landing gear indicating system failed. The crew returned to the field with no further incident.…
- [Incident 20010704013559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010704013559I), Jul 4, 2001: Dhav DHC8102 (N844EX), Rochester, NY. (-23) On July 4, 2001, at 1630 EST, a Dehavilland DHC-8-102, s/n 339, N844EX, operated by allegheny airlines inc., experienced smoke in the aircraft cockpit…

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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