# Incident 20031026032209I: Dhav DHC8102, Ithaca, NY, October 26, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 2003, 06:48 local time
- Place: Ithaca, NY
- Airport: Tompkins County
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: PCAA
- Location: 42.4439° N, 76.5031° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ithaca, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4439&lon=-76.5031&mi=10
- Aircraft: N848EX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N848EX-2006-11-03) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031026032209I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 26, 2003 AT 06:48EST A DHC-8-102 OPERATED BY ALLEGHENY AIRLINES INC, (PCAA), SHUTDOWN THE #1 ENGINE WHILE CLIMBING OUT OF ITH DUE TO THE TORQUE FLUXING BETWEEN 50% AND 90%. THE CAPTAIN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, RETURNED TO ITH AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 14. AFTER LANDING THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED TO PARKING WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE GROUND RAN THE AIRCRAFT BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE MALFUNCTION. HOWEVER, MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE #1 ENGINE CONTROL UNIT AND AGAIN GROUND RAN THE AIRCRAFT. ALL CHECKS WERE GOOD AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N848EX (1)

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

- [Incident 20020923029819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020923029819I), Sep 23, 2002: Dhav DHC8102 (N848EX), Syracuse, NY. (-23) On September 23, 2002, allegheny flight 3848 departed Syracuse-Hancock international airport (syr) when the crew reported #1 engine oil pressure…

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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