# Accident 19981101038819A: Boeing 737200, Atlanta, GA, November 1, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 1998, 17:34 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: The William B Hartsfield Atla
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: ZZDA
- Location: 33.7490° N, 84.3880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, GA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7490&lon=-84.3880&mi=10
- Aircraft: EICJW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737200
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D15
- People aboard: 87
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 2,500 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981101038819A

## Narrative

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

(-23)CORRECTIVE ACTION(S) WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE ATLANTA FSDO AND THE CMO. #2 ENGINE HYDRAULIC PUMP CASE DRAIN LINE MISTAKENLY DISCONNECTED AND CAPPED.  CERTIFICATED MECHANIC RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.  POSSIBLE PART 43 VIOLATION.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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