# Incident 20070429008119I: Dhav DHC8102, Charlotte, NC, April 29, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 2007, 21:17 local time
- Place: Charlotte, NC
- Airport: Charlotte-Douglas International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: HNAA
- Location: 35.2132° N, 80.9514° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (CLT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2132&lon=-80.9514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N907HA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N907HA-2016-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-8-102 (registry code 2809003, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-8-102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC8102
- Reported engine: PWA PW120A
- People aboard: 15
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,700 total, 6,387 in this make and model, 206 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070429008119I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER DEPARTURE AT 2117 A BAD SMELL WAS NOTICED IN THE CABIN OF HNAA FLIGHT 4242 BY PASSENGERS AND THE FA, SHORTLY AFTER, HYD FLUID (SKYDROL) LEAKED INTO THE CABIN AND ONTO 5 PASSENGERS. AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET AGL, THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO RWY 36L AT CLT. AIRCRAFT WAS MET BY FIRST RESPONDERS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF THE CLT FIRE DEPARTMENT) AT THE E-14 TAXIWAY WHERE PAX WERE CARED FOR. AS VERIFIED BY MECHANIC ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE #2 HYD SYSTEM GEAR UP LINE CRACKED (1/2 INCH) AT A 90 DEGREE BEND POINT. THIS CAUSED THE HYD FLUID TO LEAK OUT BEHIND THE PANELING POUR THROUGH THE PSU ONTO 5 PAX. SDR WAS FILED ON 4/29/2007 FOR N907HA.

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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