# Incident 20151202019179I: Bombardier Inc DHC-8-202, Pittsburgh, PA, December 2, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 2015, 13:12 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Pittsburgh International Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: JJBA
- Location: 40.4914° N, 80.2327° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PITTSBURGH INTL (PIT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4914&lon=-80.2327&mi=10
- Aircraft: N368PH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N368PH-2024-02-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bombardier DHC-8-202 (registry code 1390007, https://openairdocs.org/model/bombardier-dhc-8-202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW123 (registry code 52129, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw123) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOMBARDIER INC DHC-8-202
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PW123
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151202019179I

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMEMBER 2, 2015 COMMUTAIR FLIGHT 4772 DEPARTED WASHINGTON DULLES INTL AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 1312Z HEADED FOR FAYITVILLE, NC. SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE, AT 8000FT THE CREW NOTICED AN ENGINE SURGE WITH SIGNIFICANT YAW. THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN, CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND REQUESTED TO DIVERT TO PITTSBURGH (PIT). FLIGHT PROCEEDED TO PIT, LANDED SAFELY.

## Other reports on N368PH (1)

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

- [Incident 20060128000939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060128000939I), Jan 28, 2006: Dhav DHC8202 (N368PH), Seattle, WA. (-23) At approx 1830 LCL, horizon flt 223 enroute from yvr to pdx encountered reduced cabin pressure causing thru FL 180 approx 50NM from sea. Crew made an…

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.