38.8951° N, 77.0364° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, DC, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 18, 1987 · 21:21 local
Place
Washington, DC
Airport
Dulles International
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
UALA
Aircraft
NR686
Reported as
Boeing 727
People aboard
113
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.
Diverted with a drop in hydraulic pressure and quantity. Pressure line was leaking. Replaced pumps and filter.
As the FAA filed it
DIVERTED WITH A DROP IN HYDRAULIC PRESSURE AND QUANTITY. PRESSURE LINE WAS LEAKING. REPLACED PUMPS AND FILTER.