# Incident 19971214043549I: Lkheed 10113851, Indianapolis, IN, December 14, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 1997, 08:50 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AMTA
- Location: 39.7173° N, 86.2946° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at INDIANAPOLIS INTL (IND), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7173&lon=-86.2946&mi=10
- Aircraft: N197AT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N197AT-2006-04-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lockheed L-1011-385-1 (registry code 5265010, https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-l-1011-385-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce RB-211-22 series (registry code 54554, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-rb-211-22-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LKHEED 10113851
- Reported engine: RROYCE RB21122B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971214043549I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON DECEMBER 14, 1997, AT 1350Z (0850 LCL) A LOCKHEED L-1011, N197AT REGISTERED TO AMERICAN TRANS AIR, FLIGHT 8449 DEPARTED FROM DETROIT METRO AIRPORT TO MONTEGO BAY. DURING CLIMB, THE PILOT ADVISED ARTCC THAT HE WAS DIVERTING TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA DUE TO A HYDRAULIC PROBLEM. THE PILOT LANDED AT INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA (IND) WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. ON CREW DEBRIEF THEY STATED THAT THE PUMP LOW PRESSURE (LO PR) NEVER CAME ON. THE HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR QUANTITY INDICATOR WAS AT 1/2 FLUID LEVEL WHEN THE AIRCRAFT ARRIVED AT THE GATE. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND HYDRAULIC FLUID LEAKING FROM HYDRAULIC SERVICE CENTER AT THE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE TRANSMITTER ON THE BRAKE SUPPLY MODULE. THE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE TRANSMITTER WAS REPLACED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MAINTENANCE MANUAL 32-46-03. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N197AT (1)

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

- [Incident 20001029031079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001029031079I), Oct 29, 2000: Lkheed 10113851 (N197AT), Indianapolis, IN. (-23) On October 29, 2000, American trans air airlines (amta) operated an L-1011 a/c from shannon, ireland to Indianapolis, Indiana (ind) as ata flight 7146.…

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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