# Incident 19970413008589I: Boeing 737201, Syracuse, NY, April 13, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 1997, 09:50 local time
- Place: Syracuse, NY
- Airport: Syracuse Hancock International
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 43.1112° N, 76.1063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTL (SYR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1112&lon=-76.1063&mi=10
- Aircraft: N237US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N237US-2000-11-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-201 (registry code 1384454, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737201
- People aboard: 25
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970413008589I

## Narrative

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

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.

## Other reports on N237US (3)

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

- [Incident 19961118041829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961118041829I), Nov 18, 1996: Boeing 737201 (N237US), Myrtle Beach, SC. Maintenance check flight. Altimeter froze at FL120. Then operated on desent. Static lines off. Failed prior check.
- [Incident 19921011046099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921011046099I), Oct 11, 1992: Boeing 737201 (N237US), Atlanta, GA. Oil filter light on. Shut engine down. Diverted to Atlanta. Changed NR1 engine oil system.
- [Incident 19890214009409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890214009409I), Feb 14, 1989: Boeing 737201 (N237US), Houston, TX. Aircraft hit seagulls at rotation. Returned and landed safely. No damage found. Bird hit engine and top of radome.

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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