Piedmont DH8A at Philadelphia on Sep 27th 2016, hydraulic problems

Last Update: September 28, 2016 / 21:36:21 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 27, 2016

Classification
Incident

Cause
Hydraulic problems

Airline
Piedmont Airlines

Flight number
PDT-4839

Departure
Philadelphia, United States

Destination
Elmira, United States

Aircraft Registration
N941HA

Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (100)

ICAO Type Designator
DH8A

A Piedmont de Havilland Dash 8-100 on behalf of American Airlines, registration N941HA performing flight PDT-4839/AA-4839 from Philadelphia,PA to Elmira,NY (USA) with 32 passengers and 3 crew, was climbing out of Philadelphia when departure cleared the flight to climb to 12,000 feet but did not receive a reply. The crew subsequently reported they were working on an issue, were reading the checklists and would report their intentions later. The aircraft levelled off at 9000 feet. The crew reported they needed to keep their speed below 160 KIAS, a flight control test was going on. The crew decided to return to Philadelphia. While descending through about 5000 feet the crew declared emergency reporting a hydraulic issue. The aircraft landed safely on Philadelphia's runway 27L, vacated the runway and taxied to the apron.

The airline reported a maintenance issue caused the return.

A replacement Dash 8-300 registration N331EN reached Elmira with a delay of 2 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 27, 2016

Classification
Incident

Cause
Hydraulic problems

Airline
Piedmont Airlines

Flight number
PDT-4839

Departure
Philadelphia, United States

Destination
Elmira, United States

Aircraft Registration
N941HA

Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (100)

ICAO Type Designator
DH8A

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