What happened
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Narrative: on April 13, 1997 at 0950 EST local time, a Boeing 737-200, N237US, s/n 22353, registered to us airways, inc., landed on runway 28 in Syracuse, NY and lost the nosewheel steering due to a hydraulic leak. The ARFF responded and the aircraft was towed to the ramp. Maintenance personnel found the left engine thrust reverser pressure line ruptured, and installed a temporary flexible line assembly. They removed and replaced both left and right engine hydraulic filters. Ops check and leak check - good. No defects noted at the time. Us airways, inc., also programmed replacement of the pressure thrust reverser line assembly and both left and right engine driven hydraulic pumps within 200 hours of service due to hydraulic "a" system failure. (Total aircraft time=42,734.0 hours) visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and an IFR flight plan was filed. The aircraft was not damaged and there were no injuries to the 20 passengers and 5 crew members. The flight originated at the laguardia international airport, new york, new york on April 13, 1997 at 12:59Z. This incident is considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON APRIL 13, 1997 AT 0950 EST LOCAL TIME, A BOEING 737-200, N237US, S/N 22353, REGISTERED TO US AIRWAYS, INC., LANDED ON RUNWAY 28 IN SYRACUSE, NY AND LOST THE NOSEWHEEL STEERING DUE TO A HYDRAULIC LEAK. THE ARFF RESPONDED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE RAMP. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND THE LEFT ENGINE THRUST REVERSER PRESSURE LINE RUPTURED, AND INSTALLED A TEMPORARY FLEXIBLE LINE ASSEMBLY. THEY REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT ENGINE HYDRAULIC FILTERS. OPS CHECK AND LEAK CHECK - GOOD. NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THE TIME. US AIRWAYS, INC., ALSO PROGRAMMED REPLACEMENT OF THE PRESSURE THRUST REVERSER LINE ASSEMBLY AND BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT ENGINE DRIVEN HYDRAULIC PUMPS WITHIN 200 HOURS OF SERVICE DUE TO HYDRAULIC "A" SYSTEM FAILURE. (TOTAL AIRCRAFT TIME=42,734.0 HOURS) VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE 20 PASSENGERS AND 5 CREW MEMBERS. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE LAGUARDIA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, NEW YORK, NEW YORK ON APRIL 13, 1997 AT 12:59Z. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.
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