# Incident 20080316012429I: Dhav DHC8102, Allentown, PA, March 16, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 2008, 06:41 local time
- Place: Allentown, PA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: HNAA
- Location: 40.5936° N, 75.4784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Allentown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5936&lon=-75.4784&mi=10
- Aircraft: N815EX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N815EX-2022-02-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-8-102 (registry code 2809003, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-8-102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW120 (registry code 52114, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC8102
- Reported engine: PWA PW120A
- People aboard: 36
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 195 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080316012429I

## Narrative

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

(-23) SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF FROM ALLENTOWN, PA (ABE) THE CREW NOTED A HYDRAULIC PROBLEM. THEY ELECTED TO RETURN TO ABE. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED A HYDRAULIC LEAK IN THE LEFT ENGINE EXHAUST AREA CAUSING A FIRE THAT RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO WIRING AND ADJACENT STRUCTURE. THE FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 121. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO PASSENGERS. THE CREW AND PASSENGERS WERE UNAWARE OF THE FIRE UNTIL MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REMOVED PANELS TO TROUBLESHOOT THE HYDRAULIC PROBLEM.

## Other reports on N815EX (3)

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

- [Accident 20140810014459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140810014459A), Aug 10, 2014: Dehavilland DHC-8-102 (N815EX), Harrisburg, PA, Substantial damage. During take off roll at approx 40 knots IAS aircraft encountered a flock of geese striking several causing approx 17 inches of 1 propeller blade to separate…
- [Incident 19950209005489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950209005489I), Feb 9, 1995: Dhav DHC8102 (N815EX), Middletown, PA. Narrative: the crew stated in cruise flight both main and aux. Battery temperature lights illuminated. The crew diverted to Middletown and made an uneventful…
- [Incident 19920423016069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920423016069I), Apr 23, 1992: Dhav DHC8102 (N815EX), Pittsburgh, PA, Minor damage. NR1 engine fire indication in flight. Continued to destination. Found fuel transfer tube displace which fed nozzle.

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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