# Incident 19871028073239I: Boeing 7372H4, St Louis, MO, October 28, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 1987, 07:50 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Lambert-St Louis International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SWAA
- Location: 38.6273° N, 90.1979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Louis, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6273&lon=-90.1979&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71SW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71SW-2003-09-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-2H4 (registry code 138448C, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-2h4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 7372H4
- People aboard: 65
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871028073239I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

HYDRAULIC FLUID IN A SYSTEM WAS SLOWLY LOST EN ROUTE. SAFE LANDING. FOUND A SMALL HOLE IN A FLAP WELL LINE.

## Other reports on N71SW (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19970119002779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970119002779I), Jan 19, 1997: Boeing 7372H4 (N71SW), Kansas City, MO. Lost hydraulic b system on climbout. Returned. Ruptured elevator hydraulic servo unit. Replaced same.
- [Accident 19950127001469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950127001469A), Jan 27, 1995: Boeing 7372H4 (N71SW), Dallas, TX. Deplaning passengers. Small boy exited thru galley. Fell thru gap between truck and plane. Attendants failed notice
- [Incident 19851004055969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851004055969I), Oct 4, 1985: Boeing 7372H4 (N71SW), Dallas, TX, Minor damage. During initial climb aircraft struck a large bird which penetrated radome and foward bulkhead.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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