# Incident 19970103009609I: Boeing 7272B7, Indianapolis, IN, January 3, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 1997, 13:37 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AMTA
- Location: 39.7173° N, 86.2946° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at INDIANAPOLIS INTL (IND), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7173&lon=-86.2946&mi=10
- Aircraft: N760AT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N760AT-2017-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-2B7 (registry code 138407L, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-2b7) (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 7272B7
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970103009609I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON JANUARY 3, 1997, AT 1337 EDT, A BOEING B727-2B7, N760AT REGISTERED TO FIRST SECURITY BANK OF UTAH, AND OPERATED BY AMERICAN TRANS AIR, INC., DEPARTED FROM INDIANAPOLIS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA (IND) TO FORT LAUDERDALE AIRPORT, FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA (FLL). DURING CRUISE FLIGHT THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM "B" QUANTITY AND PRESSURE WAS LOST. BOTH HYDRAULIC "B" PUMPS LOW PRESSURE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE PILOT RETURNED TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA (IND) AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM "B" PUMP LEAKING. THE UNIT WAS REPLACED PER INSTRUCTIONS IN THE MAINTENANCE MANUAL AND NO LEAKS WERE NOTED DURING THE TEST. THE NUMBER FOUR (4) FLIGHT SPOILER WAS DETECTED WITH A LEAK AND THE ACTUATOR WAS ALSO REPLACED. THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WAS SERVICED TO FULL CAPACITY, NO LEAKS NOTED. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N760AT (3)

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

- [Incident 20000412023249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000412023249I), Apr 12, 2000: Boeing 7272B7 (N760AT), Indianapolis, IN, Minor damage. (-23)American trans air flight TZ425 departed Indianapolis enroute to st. petersburg and returned to Indianapolis shortly after takoe-off after the fligth crew…
- [Incident 19980331011149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980331011149I), Mar 31, 1998: Boeing 7272B7 (N760AT), Indianapolis, IN. Narrative: on March 31, 1998, at 2044 EDT, a Boeing B727-2B7, N760AT registered to first security bank of Utah, and operated by American trans air, inc.,…
- [Incident 19960206006949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960206006949I), Feb 6, 1996: Boeing 7272B7 (N760AT), Indianapolis, IN. Narrative: mis. Mrr with engines 1 & 2 running and during start of #3 aircraft lost electrical power. APU indications were high EGT and decaying RPM crew…

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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