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Incident

FAA incident report · Aerosp ATR 42-320 · Houston, TX · March 18, 1996

Date
March 18, 1996 · 16:20 local
Place
Houston, TX
Airport
Houston Intercontinental Airport
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
C2XA
Aircraft
N27806
Reported as
Aerosp ATR42320
People aboard
38
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,630 total4,976 in this make and model157 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on March 18, 1996 at 2215Z, an ATR-72 (N27806) on a flight from brownsville to Houston Intercontinental experienced a hydraulic system loss of pressure. The crew attempted to reset the hydraulic system with no success. Landing gear was manually extended. Aircraft landed with no further incident. Maintenance serviced the hydraulic system. Operational check was performed and system found ok. Flight crew was trained and rechecked on checklist procedures and quick reference handbook (qrh) with emphasis on identifying malfunctions prior to using check list. This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON MARCH 18, 1996 AT 2215Z, AN ATR-72 (N27806) ON A FLIGHT FROM BROWNSVILLE TO HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL EXPERIENCED A HYDRAULIC SYSTEM LOSS OF PRESSURE. THE CREW ATTEMPTED TO RESET THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WITH NO SUCCESS. LANDING GEAR WAS MANUALLY EXTENDED. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE SERVICED THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS PERFORMED AND SYSTEM FOUND OK. FLIGHT CREW WAS TRAINED AND RECHECKED ON CHECKLIST PROCEDURES AND QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK (QRH) WITH EMPHASIS ON IDENTIFYING MALFUNCTIONS PRIOR TO USING CHECK LIST. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.