# Incident 19981103041519I: Doug DC8F54, Indianapolis, IN, November 3, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 1998, 23:34 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: RRXA
- 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: N992CF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N992CF-2013-05-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-8F-54 (registry code 3021926, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8f-54) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT3D series (registry code 52035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt3d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC8F54
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981103041519I

## Narrative

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

(-5) THE #2 ENGINE HYDRAULIC PUMP SEAL FAILED, ALLOWING THE HYDRAULIC FLUID TO ENTER THE ENGINE GEAR BOX. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED THE FLIGHT DUE TO THE LOSS OF HYDRAULIC FLUID, AND THE #2 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE DROPPING AND THE OIL TEMPERATURE RISING. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. A SERVICE DIFFICULTY REPORT WAS FILED. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N992CF (2)

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

- [Incident 19920303008579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920303008579I), Mar 3, 1992: Doug DC8F54 (N992CF), Cleveland, OH. Crew smelled smoke in cockpit. Diverted to Cleveland. Landed safely. Found unseated arcing light bulb in cargo bay.
- [Incident 19911212060789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911212060789I), Dec 12, 1991: Doug DC8F54 (N992CF), Indianapolis, IN, Minor damage. Experienced two blown tires on rollout. Maintenance found an anti-skid control valve had failed.

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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