DH8C

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DH8C
Name	Dash 8 Q300
Manufacturer	BOMBARDIER
Body	Narrow
Type	Fixed Wing
WTC	Medium
APC	B
Engine	Turboprop
Engine count	Multi
Also manufacturered as: DE HAVILLAND CANADA Dash 8 (300) DE HAVILLAND CANADA DHC-8-300 Dash 8

BOMBARDIER Dash 8 Q300

Image source: IANS

Description

Short range turboprop commuter airliner. In service since 1989. Stretched development of DHC-8-200. Exists in three basic forms: standard 300, 300A/B with higher gross weights and 300E. Further stretched version DHC-8-400. From 1996 all Dash 8s delivered with a computer controlled noise and vibration suppression system. Type designation with a Q for quiet. DH8C is a member of the Bombardier Dash 8 Series.

General

Aircraft name	Dash 8 Q300
ICAO code/WTC	DH8C / M
Manufacturer	BOMBARDIER
Type Code/APC	L2T / B

Technical Data

Wing span	27.43 m89.993 ft
Length	25.68 m84.252 ft
Heigth	7.49 m24.573 ft
Powerplant	2 x 2.380 SHP PWC PW 123 turboprops with 4 blade propellers.
Engine Model	Pratt & Whitney Canada PW100

For further details consult EUROCONTROL Aircraft Performance Database:

• BOMBARDIER Dash 8 Q300

Accidents & Serious Incidents involving DH8C

• DH8A/DH8C, en route, northern Canada, 2011 (LB LOS HF) (On 7 February 2011 two Air Inuit DHC8s came into head-to-head conflict en route over the eastern shoreline of Hudson Bay in non radar Class ‘A airspace when one of them deviated from its cleared level towards the other which had been assigned the level 1000 feet below. The subsequent investigation found that an inappropriate FD mode had been used to maintain the assigned level of the deviating aircraft and noted deficiencies at the Operator in both TCAS pilot training and aircraft defect reporting as well as a variation in altitude alerting systems fitted to aircraft in the DHC8 fleet.)
• DH8C / GALX, Valencia Spain, 2008 (HF GND) (On 11 February 2008, the crew of a DHC8-300 misjudged the sufficient clearance during taxi and collided with a Gulfstream G200 at a taxiway intersection.)
• DH8C, Kimberley South Africa, 2010 (RE BS) (On 16 July 2010, a South African Express Airways Bombardier DHC 8-300 hit an animal during a night landing at Kimberley after a passenger flight from Johannesburg. The nose landing gear took a direct hit and collapsed but after a temporary loss of directional control, the runway centreline was regained and the aircraft brought to a stop. The Investigation found wildlife access to the aerodrome was commonplace and the attempts at control inadequate.)
• DH8C, Tamworth SE Australia, 2008 (RI HF) (On 7 February 2008, an ATC TWR at Tamworth cleared an Eastern Australia Bombardier DHC8-300 for take off having already cleared a bird scaring vehicle onto the same runway. The vehicle was still on the runway at the time of the take off clearance and as the flight crew could see the vehicle, they did not commence take off. The vehicle driver reported having been monitoring the TWR frequency and vacated the runway. The subsequent Investigation noted a record of good competency assessments for the controller involved and found no specific explanation for his lapse.)
• DH8C, vicinity Sydney Australia, 2008 (LOC HF) (On 26 December 2008, a DHC8-300 being operated by Eastern Australia Airlines from Moree to Sydney made an auto ILS approach in which became de-stabilised and was continued as such until a stick shaker activation occurred.)