# Incident 19970825032149I: Boeing 737200, Omaha, NE, August 25, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1997, 07:02 local time
- Place: Omaha, NE
- Airport: Eppley Airfield
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AWXA
- 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: N186AW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N186AW-2005-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-277 (registry code 138447D, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-277) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15 (registry code 52051, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737200
- People aboard: 74
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970825032149I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON AUGUST 25, 1997, N186AW, B-737-200, BEING OPERATED AS AMERICAN WEST AIRLINES, INC., FLIGHT 2553, FROM OMAHA, NEBRASKA, TO PHOENIX, ARIZONA, RETURNED TO OMAHA, NE, AFTER LOSING THE "A" AND STANDBY SYSTEM HYDRAULICS. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT USING THE "B" SYSTEM. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE HYDRAULIC VALVE REVERSER (SHUTTLE VALVE) IN THE LEFT WHEEL WELL, METAL PLUG, HAD POPPED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE VALVE REVERSER AND "A" SYSTEM PUMP FILTERS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR FLIGHT. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N186AW (1)

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

- [Incident 19980116001929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980116001929I), Jan 16, 1998: Boeing 737277 (N186AW), Oakland, CA. Narrative: lost systems "a" hydraulic press/fluid at 1000 ft. on final approach, "a" system pressure line on repair spar leaking.

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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