# Incident 19960320009809I: Boeing 737401, Philadelphia, PA, March 20, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1996, 15:25 local time
- Place: Philadelphia, PA
- Airport: Philadelphia International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 39.8721° N, 75.2407° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PHILADELPHIA INTL (PHL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8721&lon=-75.2407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N424US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N424US-2022-02-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-401 (registry code 138449B, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-401) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737401
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,475 total, 3,237 in this make and model, 169 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960320009809I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON 03-20-96 USAA FLT 164 WAS REPORTED TO HAVE MADE TWO PASSES BEFORE SAFELY LANDING ON RUNWAY 27L (DUE TO NO RIGHT LANDING GEAR INDICATION OR DEPLOYMENT). DURING THE THIRD PASS THE LANDING GEAR EXTENDED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REPORTED TO HAVE TREAD SEPARATION ON T/O @ PHX EN-ROUTE TO PHL. (THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED NOTHING UNUSUAL) ON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT HAD DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT INBOARD SPOILER, RIGHT WING FAIRING, RIGHT MID FLAP, RIGHT TRAILING EDGE FLAP, A BROKEN HYD. LINE LOCATED IN THE RIGHT WHEEL WELL, THE #3 TIRE HAD TREAD LOSS DURING LANDING. THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED "A" SYSTEM PRESSURE LOSS DURING TAXI. THE AIRCRAFT WAS STOPPED ON THE TAXIWAY THE LANDING GEARS WERE PINNED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE GATE WITHOUT INCIDENT. PASSENGERS WERE DEPLANED WITH NO REPORTED INJURIES. THE ABOVE MATTER HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE CMO FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. THE REPORTING FSDO CONSIDERS THIS MATTER 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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