# Incident 19951106043739I: Boeing 737277, Portland, OR, November 6, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 1995, 16:12 local time
- Place: Portland, OR
- Airport: Portland International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AWXA
- Location: 45.5887° N, 122.5969° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PORTLAND INTL (PDX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5887&lon=-122.5969&mi=10
- Aircraft: N181AW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N181AW-2002-06-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-277 (registry code 138447D, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-277) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15 (registry code 52051, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737277
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951106043739I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: IN FLIGHT, AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF HYDRAULIC FLUID IN THE "A" SYSTEM. CREW LANDED FLAPS 15 DEGREES WITH MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION. BECAUSE STEERING IS AVAILABLE ONLY FROM THE "A" SYSTEM, AIRCRAFT HAD TO BE TOWED FROM RUNWAY. AWXA, PHOENIX, AZ BASE FLEW IN 2 MECHANICS, WHO REPLACED A CHAFED FLEXIBLE PRESSURE LINE AT THE AFT SPAR, ON THE LEFT WING. REPLACED HYDRAULIC FILTERS. NO CONTAMINATION NOTED. BLED AIR OUT OF SYSTEM, AND PERFORMED LEAK CHECK. RETURNED TO SERVICE.

## Other reports on N181AW (1)

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

- [Incident 19950509013239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950509013239I), May 9, 1995: Boeing 737222 (N181AW), Wichita, KS. Landing oma N2 anti ice valve inop. Locked open per MEL. On takeoff fuel heat valve found locked in open position.

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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