# Incident 20070312002529I: Bombdr DHC8402, Portland, OR, March 12, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 2007, 14:30 local time
- Place: Portland, OR
- Airport: Portland International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: QXEA
- Location: 45.5887° N, 122.5969° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PORTLAND INTL (PDX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5887&lon=-122.5969&mi=10
- Aircraft: N409QX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N409QX-2019-06-25) (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 DHC8402
- People aboard: 78
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070312002529I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 12, 2007 AT 1430, HORIZON AIR, QXEA, AIRCRAFT N409QX WAS PARKED AT GATE A6 AT PORTLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (PDX). AFTER THE 74 PASSENGERS WERE ON BOARD THE PILOT SELECTED THE APU START SWITCH TO START THE APU. SEVEN SECONDS AFTER THAT A LOUD BOOM WAS HEARD, THE APU CONTROL FAIL MESSAGE ILLUMINATED AND THE APU SHUT DOWN. NO INJURIES. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT IS LIMITED TO THE TAILCONE APU COMPARTMENT AREA. FORWARD APU FIREWALL OIL CANNED AND DETACHED FROM THE AIRCRAFT, EXTERNAL AIRCRAFT SKIN WRINKLED, EXHAUST DIFFUSER DAMAGED, THE APU COWL DOOR BLOWN OFF AND WERE FOUND ON THE RAMP/GROUND. THE STARTER GENERATOR AND ITS TERMINAL BLOCK WERE DAMAGED. A SAFETY RECOMMENDATION WAS FORWARDED TO AAI-200 ON MARCH 12, 2007. THE INCIDENT REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION.

## Other reports on N409QX (4)

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

- [Incident 20040206001399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040206001399I), Feb 6, 2004: Bombdr DHC8401 (N409QX), Great Falls, MT. (-23) After takeoff from helena, Montana at cruise altitude the aircraft experienced a partial deployment of the right inboard roll spoiler. On final approach…
- [Incident 20030929026409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030929026409I), Sep 29, 2003: Bombdr DHC8401 (N409QX), Seattle, WA, Minor damage. (-23) Horizon airline flight 2376 located on spot two at seatac int. Airport in Seattle Washington at approximately 1400 local time was struck by a passenger…
- [Incident 20030913024469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030913024469I), Sep 13, 2003: Bombdr DHC8401 (N409QX), Butte, MT, Minor damage. (-23) Horizon flt. 2350 seattle, Washington (sea) to Butte, Montana (btm) on 09/13/03 at approximately 2340 MDT, landed at btm and struck a deer on rollout.…
- [Incident 20030108000499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030108000499I), Jan 8, 2003: Bombdr DHC8401 (N409QX), Medford, OR, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft experienced multiple bird (duck) strikes on downwind for landing. Nothe "other": [privacy data omitted] (.19) on January 8, 2003, approximately…

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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