# Incident 19890725041569I: Doug DC932, Newark, NJ, July 25, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1989, 20:05 local time
- Place: Newark, NJ
- Airport: Newark International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 40.6925° N, 74.1687° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6925&lon=-74.1687&mi=10
- Aircraft: N556NY (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC932
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D17
- People aboard: 87
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 900 in this make and model, 230 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89IA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89IA176) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890725041569I

## Narrative

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

NR1 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FAILURE. LANDED USING MANUAL BRAKES. TIRES FAILED. FLEX LINE FAILED AND O RING BAD.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC89IA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89IA176), Jul 26, 1989: Douglas DC-9-30 (N556NY), Newark, NJ, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: RUPTURE OF A FLEXIBLE HIGH PRESSURE HYDRAULIC LINE IN THE 'A' HYDRAULIC SYSTEM, DUE TO CHAFING OF THE STEEL BRAID COVERING, WHICH ALLOWED THE SYSTEM PRESSURE AND QUANTITY TO BE COMPLETELY DEPLETED.

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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