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Date
June 8, 1987 · 13:15 local
Place
Washington, DC
Airport
Dulles International
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
EALA
Aircraft
N508EA
Reported as
Boeing 757225
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
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.
Loss of c system hydraulic quantity noted in climb. Aircraft diverted. Hydraulic leaks between pump and c module.
As the FAA filed it
LOSS OF C SYSTEM HYDRAULIC QUANTITY NOTED IN CLIMB. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED. HYDRAULIC LEAKS BETWEEN PUMP AND C MODULE.