37.5538° N, 77.4603° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Richmond, VA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 23, 1982 · 10:15 local
Place
Richmond, VA
Airport
Philadelphia International
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
AARA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N510
Reported as
Fokker F28MK4000
People aboard
45
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
11,600 total1,500 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Inflight hydraulic system failure. Utility system #1 failed. Returned to Philadelphia.
As the FAA filed it
INFLIGHT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FAILURE. UTILITY SYSTEM #1 FAILED. RETURNED TO PHILADELPHIA.