# Incident 19980415010009I: Boeing 72722C, Kansas City, MO, April 15, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 1998, 07:18 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: Kansas City International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: RYNA
- Location: 39.2976° N, 94.7139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KANSAS CITY INTL (MCI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2976&lon=-94.7139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N427EX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N427EX-2007-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-22C (registry code 138400F, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-22c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 72722C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980415010009I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PER PILOT REMARKS, AT APPROXIMATELY 1115Z AND 130 MILES NORTHEAST OF MCI WE HAD A COMPLETE "A" HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FAILURE (QUANTITY AND PRESSURE). AIRCRAFT WAS IN LEVEL CRUISE, IML, AT 31,000 FEET (FLIGHT LEVEL). PERFORMED ALL CHECK LIST AND DIVERTED TO MCI. MANUAL FLAP AND GEAR EXTENSION. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT 0718. CFR WAS STANDING BY. CONTRACT MAINTENANCE REPLACED #5 FLAP ACTUATOR, MANUFACTURER NUMBER 1U1110, WHICH WAS DISCOVERED LEAKING. AFTER PERFORMING A NORMAL OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE "A" HYDRAULIC SYSTEM, THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT #CE98IGO0055 IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N427EX (3)

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

- [Incident 19901025054449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901025054449I), Oct 25, 1990: Boeing 72722C (N427EX), Buffalo, NY. Lost a hydraulic system en route. Returned to Buffalo. NR2 slat actuator had cracked. Hydraulic fluid leaked out.
- [Incident 19900404014549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900404014549I), Apr 4, 1990: Boeing 72722C (N427EX), Dayton, OH. Odor of gasoline in cockpit. Boxes in main cargo compartment were wet and had odor. FAA security checking cargo.
- [Incident 19891024056349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891024056349I), Oct 24, 1989: Boeing 72722C (N427EX), Buffalo, NY. Vapor from NR1 engine on rollout. Found fuel dripping from nacelle. Cracked o ring on transmitter replaced.

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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