# Incident 20141112020569I: Boeing DHC-8-102, Charlotte, NC, November 12, 2014 - Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: November 12, 2014, 18:58 local time - Place: Charlotte, NC - Airport: Charlotte/Douglas International - Damage: Minor damage - Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma - 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: N806EX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N806EX-2021-07-08) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Boeing DHC-8-102 (registry code 1386002, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-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: BOEING DHC-8-102 - Reported engine: P&W CANADA PW120 - People aboard: 34 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141112020569I ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ON PUSHBACK AIRCRAFT STRUCK A CATERING TRUCK. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE RUDDER, TAILCONE,AND REAR NAVIGATION LIGHT. THE RUDDER WAS DAMAGED AT THE BOTTOM TIP. THE TAIL CONE WAS PUSHED INTO THE AIRCRAFT ABOUT THREE FEET. AN ENGINEERING ORDER EO8-55-14-0390 WAS ISSUED. THE AFT TAIL CONE WAS REMOVED AND PLUGGED. THE TRAILING RUDDER WAS COLD WORKED BACK TO THE ORIGINAL CONTOUR FOR AERODYNAMIC PURPOSE. AFTER COLD WORKING WERE SEEN IN THE TRAILING RUDDER SKIN LOWER CORNER. APPROXIMATELY 15 "SPIDER WEB" CRACKS WERE SEEN WITH THE LONGEST BEING 1". THE RUDDER WAS SPEED TAPED WITH 3M #425 ALUMINIZED TAPE. THE RUDDER CONNECTING RODS AND MOUNTING HARDWARE WERE INSPECTED FOR CONDITION AND SECURITY., OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS PERFORMED. THE AIRCRAFT SPEED WAS LIMITED TO 200 KNOTS. AIRCRAFT WAS AUTHORIZED FOR A ONE TIME MAINTNENACE FERRY FROM CLT TO SBY WHERE THE AIRCRAFT WILL BE PERMANENTLY REPAIRED. ## Other reports on N806EX (7) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20060509006759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060509006759I), May 9, 2006: Dhav DHC8102 (N806EX), Latrobe, PA. (-23) On flight 4518 (pit-avp) about 10 min. After departure the crew started getting smoke in the cockpit from what they described as the windshield area.… - [Incident 20021231034219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021231034219I), Dec 31, 2002: Dhav DHC8102 (N806EX), Pittsburgh, PA, Minor damage. (-23) During pushback, the tow bar disengaged from the tug. Pilot was instructed by ground crew to apply brakes since the plane was rolling backwards.… - [Incident 19990617023549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990617023549I), Jun 17, 1999: Dhav DHC8102 (N806EX), Rochester, NY. (-23) On Thursday, June 17, 1999, a us air express, DHC-8, N806EX, reported an elevator trim jam at 18000 ft. the autopilot had disconnected and the jam could… - [Incident 19990115005029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990115005029I), Jan 15, 1999: Dhav DHC8102 (N806EX), Syracuse, NY. (-5)On Friday, January 15, 1999 at 2250 local, an allegheny airlines (d/b/a us airways express), DHC-8 aircraft, N806EX, reported a propeller vibration after… - [Incident 19971114040689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971114040689I), Nov 14, 1997: Doug DC812 (N806EX), Allentown, PA, Minor damage. Narrative: while aircraft N806EX was being deiced on the ramp, with passengers on board, the bucket of the de-ice truck made contact with two blades to the… - [Incident 19970627022719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970627022719I), Jun 27, 1997: Dhav DHC8102 (N806EX), Syracuse, NY. Landing gear door ajar light on climbout. Returned. Cleaned proximity switchs. Checked normal. - [Incident 19920519017939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920519017939I), May 19, 1992: Dhav DHC8102 (N806EX), Allentown, PA. Loss of pressure on NR32 hydraulic system. Landed safely at destination. Broken o ring near hydraulic pump. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.