Nelson DH8C at Nelson on Sep 27th 2016, hydraulic smoke prompts evacuation

Last Update: September 27, 2016 / 22:59:16 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 27, 2016

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Nelson

Flight number
NZ-8159

Departure
Wellington, New Zealand

Destination
Nelson, New Zealand

Aircraft Registration
ZK-NEZ

Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (300)

ICAO Type Designator
DH8C

An Air Nelson de Havilland Dash 8-300 on behalf of Air New Zealand, registration ZK-NEZ performing flight NZ-8159 from Wellington to Nelson (New Zealand) with 26 passengers and 3 crew, landed at Nelson, slowed to taxi speed and was about to vacate the runway when a hydraulic leak in the cockpit area caused smoke to fill the forward section of the aircraft. The flight crew stopped the aircraft and initiated an evacuation. There were no injuries.

The airline reported the aircraft was vacating the runway taxiing towards the terminal when haze was detected in the cabin. Passengers and crew were evacuated as a precaution.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
ZK-NEZ
Country of Registration
New Zealand
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
Bombardier Inc.
Aircraft Model / Type
DHC-8-311
ICAO Aircraft Type
DH8C
Serial Number
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Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
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Maximum Take off Mass (MTOM) [kg]
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Engine Count
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Main Owner
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 27, 2016

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Nelson

Flight number
NZ-8159

Departure
Wellington, New Zealand

Destination
Nelson, New Zealand

Aircraft Registration
ZK-NEZ

Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (300)

ICAO Type Designator
DH8C

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