# Incident 20170517009699I: Bombardier Inc DHC-8-202, Latham, NY, May 17, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 2017, 09:45 local time
- Place: Latham, NY
- Airport: Albany Int'L Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: JJBA
- Location: 42.7491° N, 73.8020° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALBANY INTL (ALB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7491&lon=-73.8020&mi=10
- Aircraft: N361PH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N361PH-2021-01-11) (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/20170517009699I

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 17TH, 2017 AT 13:45Z A COMMUTAIR DHC-8-202 AIRCRAFT OPERATING AS UNITED EXPRESS FLIGHT 4915 FROM EWR TO ALB EXPERIENCED A NOSE GEAR DOOR UNSAFE INDICATION, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED ALB SAFELY.  THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE GATE WITHOUT INCIDENT.

LOCAL COMPANY MAINTENANCE EVALUATED THE AIRCRAFT AND DETERMINED A NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR BELLCRANK ATTACHMENT FLANGE BROKEN.  THE BELLCRANK ASSEMBLY PN: 83232013-003 WAS REPLACED WITH NEW ON MAINTENANCE LOG PAGE 44694 IAW AMM 32-22-22.  AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE ON MAY 17TH.

## Other reports on N361PH (1)

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

- [Incident 20020312004279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020312004279I), Mar 12, 2002: Dhav DHC8202 (N361PH), Portland, OR. (-23) During taxi #2 engine fire warning system activated. Flight crew performed engine fire checklist and called for CFR. Engine fire warning ceased at…

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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