# Incident 19971224044439I: Cndair CL6002B19, Omaha, NE, December 24, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 24, 1997, 15:25 local time
- Place: Omaha, NE
- Airport: Eppley Airfield
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: MASA
- 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: N37178, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N37178) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Canadair CL-600-2B19 (registry code 1900309, https://openairdocs.org/model/canadair-cl-600-2b19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF34 series (registry code 30015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf34-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CNDAIR CL6002B19
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971224044439I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: N37178, CL-600, OPERATED AS AMERICA WEST EXPRESS FLIGHT 5401 EN-ROUTE PHOENIX, AZ TO DES MOINES, IA, DIVERTED TO OMAHA, NE DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER. ON ARRIVAL AT OMAHA, THE PILOT HAD TO USE ALTERNATE MEANS TO EXTEND THE GEAR AS HE COULD NOT LOWER IT MANUALLY. CONTRACT MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE #3 HYDRAULIC ACCUMULATOR IN THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL WELL. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE O RING IN THE ACCUMULATOR WAS BROKEN.

## Other reports on N37178 (1)

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

- [Incident 20001118021549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001118021549I), Nov 18, 2000: Cndair CL6002B19 (N37178), Wichita, KS. (-23) Mesa airlines' flight 6130 enroute from dsm to phx experienced a pax entrance door warning message at FL310. As a precaution, an emergency was declared…

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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