# Incident 20080326014529I: Bombdr DHC8402, San Jose, CA, March 26, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 2008, 22:16 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: QXEA
- Location: 37.3394° N, 121.8950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Jose, CA, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3394&lon=-121.8950&mi=10
- Aircraft: N427QX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N427QX-2023-12-21) (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: 58
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080326014529I

## Narrative

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

(-23) CARRIER REPORTED UNCOMMANDED SHUT OFF OF #2 HYDRAULIC PRESSURE; LANDED WITH NO FLAPS AND NO NOSE WHEEL STEERING AND LIMITED BRAKING. AIRCRAFT TOWED OFF RUNWAY. FDR INDICATED INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF #1 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM IN ADDITION TO LOSS OF #2 SYSTEM.

## Other reports on N427QX (1)

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

- [Incident 20080502832039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080502832039I), May 2, 2008: Bombdr DHC8402 (N427QX), WA, No damage. (-23) Qxea reported failed rudder trim on descent when applying rudder trim commands. Crew initiated abnormal procedures and landed uneventfully.

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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