# Incident 20160726011579I: Bombardier Inc DHC-8-202, Chantilly, VA, July 26, 2016 - Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: July 26, 2016, 17:20 local time - Place: Chantilly, VA - Airport: Wash, Dulles - Damage: No damage - Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation - Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121) - Operator: JJBA - Location: 38.8892° N, 77.4421° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chantilly, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8892&lon=-77.4421&mi=10 - Aircraft: N362PH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N362PH-2023-03-28) (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: 40 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor - Pilot flight hours: 5,336 total, 3,429 in this make and model, 172 in the last 90 days - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160726011579I ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ON JULY 26 2016 AT APPROXIMATELY 1830 EST, A DHC-8-200, N362PH, UNITED EXPRESS FLIGHT 4979 OPERATED BY CHAMPLAIN ENTERPRISES LLC, D.B.A. COMMUTAIR DEPARTED THE WASHINGTON DULLES AIRPORT (KIAD) ENROUTE TO THE NORFOLK, VA (KORF). SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED MALFUNCTION OF THE NO. 2 ENGINE SIMILAR TO WHAT WOULD BE EXPECTED OF AN UNSCHEDULED FEATHER CONDITION AT APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET AGL. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO IAD AND LANDED SAFELY ON RUNWAY 1L AFTER A SECOND APPROACH WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE PIC WAS AN EXPERIENCED DHC-8 LINE CAPTAIN. THE FIRST OFFICER WAS NEW TO COMMUTAIR HAVING RECENTLY COMPLETED INITIAL OPERATING EXPERIENCE. PROPELLER GROUND RANGE ADVISORY LIGHT ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR 9811-P29 WAS FOUND DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED IAW AMM TASK 20-45-07. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL CONDITIONS. WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. ATC & AIRCRAFT TO COMPANY COMMUNICATIONS APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN ADEQUATE. JJBA PERFORMED A FDR DOWNLOAD WHICH APPEARED TO INDICATE THE NO. 2 PROPELLER GROUND RANGE ADVISORY LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL. IT APPEARS A MECHANICAL FAULT OF THE BETA BACK UP SYSTEM OCCURRED PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. EVIDENCE OF THE MECHANICAL FAULT WAS THE CONTINUOUS ILLUMINATION OF THE NO. 2 PROPELLER GROUND RANGE ADVISORY LIGHT WITH POWER LEVERS ADVANCE BEYOND THE FLIGHT IDLE POSITION FOR TAKEOFF. ALTHOUGH THE AIRCRAFT'S MECHANICAL CONDITION WAS COMPROMISED IT APPEARS THE FLIGHT CREW SHOULD HAVE ABORTED THE TAKEOFF PER COMMUTAIR STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS MANUAL (AOM) REVISION 17, EFFECTIVE 10/14/15, PARAGRAPH 03.40 TAKEOFF STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE: CAUTION: IF THE #1 OR #2 PROPELLER GROUND RANGE ADVISORY LIGHTS ILLUMINATE THE TAKEOFF MUST BE ABORTED. AOM PARAGRAPH 03.40 CAUTION ORIGINATED FROM AN APRIL 1, 2014 BOMBARDIER REVISION DUE TO A POTENTIAL CONCERN WITH PROPELLER CONTROL UNITS REPAIRED/OVERHAULED BY PACIFIC PROPELLER INTERNATIONAL, LLC. THE CERTIFICATE MANAGEMENT TEAM (CMT) OBTAINED ATC AUDIO FOR THE EVENT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE FIRST APPROACH ATTEMPT TO KIAD RUNWAY 1L WAS DISCONTINUED DUE TO THE LANDING GEAR FAILING TO EXTEND. AFTER DELAY VECTORS THE FLIGHT CREW WAS ABLE TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR AND COMMENCE APPROACH TERMINATING IN A SAFE LANDING. FLIGHT CREW INABILITY TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR APPEARS TO BE THE RESULT OF FAILING TO PERFORM A REQUIRED EMERGENCY CHECKLIST ITEM IN THE PROPER SEQUENCE. THE FLIGHT CREW STATED THEY DID NOT SEE THE ADVISORY LIGHT - BLUE & WHITE IN COLOR ILLUMINATED. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR MAY HAVE BEEN THE SETTING SUN DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE RUNWAY 30 DEPARTURE. BOTH FLIGHT CREWMEMBER REPORTS WERE ACCEPTED INTO THE FLIGHT CREWMEMBER ASAP PROGRAM. FLIGHT CREWMEMBER REMEDIAL TRAINING HAS OCCURRED. ADDITIONALLY, JJBA HAS COMMITTED TO IMPLEMENTING A NEW SOP TO ENSURE ADVISORY LIGHTS ARE EXTINGUISHED PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. ADDITIONAL SAFETY ENHANCEMENTS HAVE BEEN RECOMMEND BY THE CMU WHICH WILL BE TRACKED TO COMPLETION. ## Other reports on N362PH (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20081217855979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081217855979I), Dec 17, 2008: Dhav DHC8202 (N362PH), Newark, NJ, Minor damage. (-23) At approximately 3:40 am on 12/17/08, N362PH, a DHC-8 operated by Continental connection was struck in the left hand elevator by a de-ice truck boom… 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. 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