# Incident 20070118001419I: Dhav DHC8311, Charlottesville, VA, January 18, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 2007, 11:37 local time
- Place: Charlottesville, VA
- Airport: Charlottesville-Albemarle
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: HNAA
- Location: 38.1396° N, 78.4523° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHARLOTTESVILLE-ALBEMARLE (CHO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1396&lon=-78.4523&mi=10
- Aircraft: N336EN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N336EN-2020-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-8-311 (registry code 2809005, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-8-311) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW123 (registry code 52129, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw123) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC8311
- People aboard: 13
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 21,593 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070118001419I

## Narrative

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

(-23) 01/18/2007, AT 1137E, PIEDMONT AIRLINES FLIGHT 4339, A DHC-8-311, DIVERTED TO CHO AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 21 AFTER REPORTING AN ELECTRICAL FIRE IN THE COCKPIT. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM PHILADELPHIA AIRPORT, PA AND WAS ENROUTE TO ROANOKE, VA WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THE FIRE EXTINGUISHED WHILE IN FLIGHT WHEN THEY TURNED OFF THE WINDSHIELD HEAT. THE FIRST OFFICER'S WINDSHIELD CRACKED DURING THE INCIDENT. THE CHO ARFF RESPONDED AND THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT OR INJURIES. THE WINDSHIELD AND WINDSHIELD HEAT CONTROLLER WAS REPLACED. REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE AIRCRAFT WIRING. THE REMOVED COMPONENTS HAVE BEEN QUARANTINED UNTIL THE MANUFACTURER INSPECTS THEM TO DETERMINE THE ORIGIN AND CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CHDO IS WORKING WITH THE AIR CARRIER ON THIS INCIDENT.

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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