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Incident

FAA incident report · Bag JETSTM3101 · Chicago, IL · April 17, 1996

Date
April 17, 1996 · 18:30 local
Place
Chicago, IL
Airport
Chicago Midway
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
CX7A
Aircraft
N832JS
Reported as
Bag JETSTM3101
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,054 total1,688 in this make and model139 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: during approach to mdw, Chicago express (CX7A) flight 109 noted that upon selection of gear down both mains indicated "in transit" and hydraulic pressure indicated zero. The approach was aborted and landing gear cycled, resulting in all gears showing down in the green. Aircraft was landed in all gears showing down in the green. Aircraft was landed without further incident. Nose gear steering was acting sluggish and brakes were normal. Further investigation revealed a cracked hydraulic line causing leakage of fluid. Hydraulic line found cracked in right hand wheel well. Mechanics have been instructed to specifically inspect these areas during service checks and the inspection work cards will be revised to including wording to bring attention to this area. Pilots were counseled on proper emergency procedures and evaluation rides conducted by check airmen. Outcome was satisfactory.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: DURING APPROACH TO MDW, CHICAGO EXPRESS (CX7A) FLIGHT 109 NOTED THAT UPON SELECTION OF GEAR DOWN BOTH MAINS INDICATED "IN TRANSIT" AND HYDRAULIC PRESSURE INDICATED ZERO. THE APPROACH WAS ABORTED AND LANDING GEAR CYCLED, RESULTING IN ALL GEARS SHOWING DOWN IN THE GREEN. AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED IN ALL GEARS SHOWING DOWN IN THE GREEN. AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NOSE GEAR STEERING WAS ACTING SLUGGISH AND BRAKES WERE NORMAL. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED A CRACKED HYDRAULIC LINE CAUSING LEAKAGE OF FLUID. HYDRAULIC LINE FOUND CRACKED IN RIGHT HAND WHEEL WELL. MECHANICS HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED TO SPECIFICALLY INSPECT THESE AREAS DURING SERVICE CHECKS AND THE INSPECTION WORK CARDS WILL BE REVISED TO INCLUDING WORDING TO BRING ATTENTION TO THIS AREA. PILOTS WERE COUNSELED ON PROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND EVALUATION RIDES CONDUCTED BY CHECK AIRMEN. OUTCOME WAS SATISFACTORY.