# Incident 19970911036569I: Airbus A300B4203, Miami, FL, September 11, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1997, 11:56 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Miami International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: P8NA
- Location: 25.7954° N, 80.2901° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MIAMI INTL (MIA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7954&lon=-80.2901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N864PA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A300B4203
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970911036569I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: DISCREPANCY; EXPERIENCED (GREEN) HYD SYS FLUID LOSS AT 1440Z IN CRUISE AT FL 350. PUMPS WERE FEATHERED IMMEDIATELY. ALL CHECK LISTS WERE COMPLETED. MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY. AFTER LANDING SOFT TOWED TO THE GATE. CORRECTIVE ACTION; REMOVED & REPLACED BROKEN L/GEAR DOOR UPLOCK ACTUATOR. PERFORMED INSPECTION OF GREEN ENGINE DRIVEN PUMP CASE DRAIN FILTER, NO CONTAMINATE REPLACE WITH NEW. PERFORM A COMPLETE OPS. FAILURE OF L/GEAR DOOR UPLOCK RESULTED IN GREEN SYSTEM HYDRAULIC FLUID LOSS.

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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