# Incident 19960125002059I: Boeing 7372J8, Wichita, KS, January 25, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 25, 1996, 14:30 local time
- Place: Wichita, KS
- Airport: Wichita Mid-Continent
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 37.6922° N, 97.3375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6922&lon=-97.3375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N235WA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N235WA-2005-08-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737 2J8 (registry code 1384489, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-2j8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-17 series (registry code 52049, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-17-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 7372J8
- People aboard: 88
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960125002059I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: DELTA FLT 846 FROM ICT TO ATL ON 1/25/96 A/C B-737 NUMBER N235WA AT GEAR RETRACTION, ON TAKEOFF AT ICT, LEFT MAIN GEAR REMAINED ILLUMINATED WITH GEAR UP. RECYCLED GEAR, AND AS GEAR RETURNED TO UP POSITION "A" SYSTEM HYDRAULIC QUANTITY BEGAN DECREASING. PUT GEAR BACK DOWN PRIOR TO LOSS OF ALL "A" HYDRAULIC QUANTITY. UNEVENTFUL FLAPS 15 LANDING. TOWED TO GATE AND PINNED GEAR. FOUND RUPTURED HYDRAULIC LINE ON "A" SYSTEM HYDRAULIC SIDE OF LEFT MAIN GEAR RETRACT ACTUATOR. REPLACED LINE WITH TEMPORARY HYDRAULIC LINE. LEAK CHECK GOOD, REMOVED GEAR PINS AND SERVICED HYDRAULIC SYSTEM RESERVOIR. AT ENGINE START ON 1/26/96 "A" SYSTEM HYDRAULIC SYSTEM AND SERVICED HEAD PRESSURE. RESTARTED ENGINE AND "A" HYDRAULIC SYSTEM CHECKED NORMAL. DELAYED FLIGHT 846 DEPARTED.

## Other reports on N235WA (1)

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

- [Incident 19870821066349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870821066349I), Aug 21, 1987: Boeing 7372J8 (N235WA), Las Vegas, NV. Aft lavatory smoke detector activated on approach. Fire bottle discharged and hand bottle put out fire in trash bin

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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