# Incident 19970711026399I: Boeing 727231, Omaha, NE, July 11, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1997, 11:15 local time
- Place: Omaha, NE
- Airport: Eppley Airfield
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TWAA
- Location: 41.3032° N, 95.8941° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EPPLEY AIRFIELD (OMA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3032&lon=-95.8941&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54344, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54344-2006-08-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-231 (registry code 1384079, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-231) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series (registry code 52048, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727231
- People aboard: 138
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970711026399I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON JULY 11, 1997, A BOEING 727-231, N54334, OPERATING AS TWA FLIGHT 633, TAXIED TO THE RUNWAY FOR TAKEOFF AT EPPLEY AIRFIELD, OMAHA, NE. AS THE CREW WAS STARTING THE #2 ENGINE, THEY NOTICED A SYSTEM A LOW PRESSURE LIGHT AND FLUID LOSS INDICATED BY THE GAUGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE GATE. CONTRACT MAINTENANCE FOUND THE SUPPLY LINE TO THE A SYSTEM HYDRAULIC PUMP LEAKING AT THE B NUT CONNECTION. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE LATERAL FMC FLIGHT CONTROL MODULATOR PACKAGE ASSEMBLY HAD A CRACKED HOUSING. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N54344 (2)

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

- [Incident 19871227074799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871227074799I), Dec 27, 1987: Boeing 727231 (N54344), Miami, FL, Substantial damage. Aircraft struck pallet loader during power back from gate. Damage to right wing aileron. Directed by wing walkers.
- [Incident 19790617022199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790617022199I), Jun 17, 1979: Boeing 727231 (N54344), Detroit, MI. Zu terminal window blown in by jet blast during power out taxi. Push back procedures will be used in the future.

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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