# Incident 19910729035529I: Boeing 727247, San Antonio, TX, July 29, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1991, 20:03 local time
- Place: San Antonio, TX
- Airport: San Antonio International
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 29.5340° N, 98.4691° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SAN ANTONIO INTL (SAT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5340&lon=-98.4691&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2816W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2816W-2013-06-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-247 (registry code 138408F, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-247) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series (registry code 52048, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727247
- People aboard: 106
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910729035529I

## Narrative

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

LOST HYDRAULIC SYSTEM AFTER DEPARTURE. RETURNED. HYDRAULIC FLEX LINE IN TAIL LEAKING.

## Other reports on N2816W (2)

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

- [Incident 19820203006899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820203006899I), Feb 3, 1982: Boeing 727 (N2816W), Tulsa, OK. Pilot turned too soon on taxiway and wheel sank into the dirt. Passengers removed and aircraft pulled on taxiway.
- [Incident 19790330012969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790330012969I), Mar 30, 1979: Boeing 727247 (N2816W), Las Vegas, NV. Ar APU caught fire during hot start. Discharged bottle and shut off fuel. No other damage.

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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