29.7633° N, 95.3633° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles.Open in the map
Date
May 20, 1983 · 13:07 local
Place
Houston, TX
Airport
Hobby
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
SWAA
Aircraft
N64SW
Reported as
Boeing 7372H4
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8*
People aboard
112
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 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.
Hydraulic quantity went to zero on climb out. Right wing spoiler actuator leaking. "O" ring seal replaced.
As the FAA filed it
HYDRAULIC QUANTITY WENT TO ZERO ON CLIMB OUT. RIGHT WING SPOILER ACTUATOR LEAKING. "O" RING SEAL REPLACED.