# Incident 20170814017969I: Bombardier Inc DHC-8-202, Albany, NY, August 14, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 2017, 12:45 local time
- Place: Albany, NY
- Airport: Albany
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- 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: N359PH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N359PH) (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 PW123D
- People aboard: 38
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170814017969I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF AND ENCOUNTERED THE #2 ENGINE UNRESPONSIVE TO POWER LEVER INPUT AND EXPERIENCED TORQUE FLUCTUATIONS.  THIS LEAD TO THE CREW SHUTTING DOWN THE #2 ENGINE  AND DECLARED EMERGENCY.  FIRE CREWS WERE STANDING BY ON THE RUNWAY.  THE CREW OPTED TO LOWER THE GEAR UTILIZING THE ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION METHOD AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE GATE.  CARRIER MAINTENANCE RETREIVED FDR DATA AND SUPPLIED DATA TO THE OEM FOR INTERPRETATION.  THE OEM AND CARRIER MAINTENANCE DETERMINED THE MECHANICAL FUEL CONTROL UNIT(MFC)/FUEL PUMP WAS THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM ENCOUNTERED AND REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE MFC AND FUEL PUMP ASSY.  THE AIRCRAFT UNDERWENT A SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONAL CHECK FLIGHT AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY RETURNED TO SERVICE ON 8/16/17.

## Other reports on N359PH (2)

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

- [Incident 20110310003429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110310003429I), Mar 10, 2011: Bombardier DHC-8-202 (N359PH), Newark, NJ, No damage. During climb, the aircraft experienced a left wing down aileron trim tab runaway. Aircraft did not respond to right wing down selection. The crew performed the…
- [Incident 20000209019549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000209019549I), Feb 9, 2000: Dhav DHC8202 (N359PH), Seattle, WA. (-23)Aileron trim was observed by the crew to be moving left without any crew input. Crew pulled circuit beaker and continued the flight without further…

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.