# Incident 19951006036959I: Boeing 72721C, Syracuse, NY, October 6, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1995, 06:50 local time
- Place: Syracuse, NY
- Airport: Syracuse Hancock International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: IPXA
- Location: 43.1112° N, 76.1063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTL (SYR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1112&lon=-76.1063&mi=10
- Aircraft: N934UP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N934UP-2007-05-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-21C (registry code 138400M, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-21c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 72721C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951006036959I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1995, AT 6:50 EDT, A BOEING 727, N934UP, EXPERIENCED LOW HYDRAULIC OIL QUANTITY ON THE "A" SYSTEM AT LEVEL FLIGHT 270 CRUISE. THE CREW COMPLIED WITH QRH PROCEDURES. THE LEAK STOPPED AT 1 GAL WHEN THE CREW SWITCHED TO THE "B" SYSTEM. THE CREW DIVERTED INTO SYRACUSE, NY (SYR). THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN LOUISVILLE, KY (LOU) AND WAS ENROUTE TO MONTREAL, CANADA (YMX). THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT SYR WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. COMPANY MAINTENANCE FOUND 2 LEADING EDGE ACTUATING CYLINDERS IN THE RIGHT WING LEAKING. THEY REPLACED THE FAULTY UNITS AND SERVICED THE SYSTEM. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

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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