# Incident 19981215045589I: Boeing 737232, Rochester, NY, December 15, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 1998, 14:30 local time
- Place: Rochester, NY
- Airport: Greater Rochester Internationa
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 43.1548° N, 77.6156° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1548&lon=-77.6156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N331DL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N331DL-2009-05-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-232 (registry code 1384475, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737232
- People aboard: 33
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981215045589I

## Narrative

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

(-5) ON 12/15/98 N331DL, B-737-232, S/N: 23103 DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED AT ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KROC). THE CREW NOTED A FLUID LOSS IN HYDRAULIC SYSTEM "A" FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF HYDRAULIC SYSTEM "A" PRESSURE. THE CREW USED ALTERNATE METHODS FOR EXTENDING THE FLAPS AND LOWERING THE LANDING GEAR (IAW SOP). LANDING WAS WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AFTER LANDING, THE CREW REQUESTED TO BE TOWED FROM THE HIGH SPEED TAXIWAY TO THEIR GATE. MAINTENANCE INFORMATION: INSPECTION REVEALED CHAFFED HYDRAULIC LINE. REVAMPED AND REPLACED LINE, TESTED SYSTEM IAW MAINTENANCE MANUAL. RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED

## Other reports on N331DL (2)

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

- [Incident 19960320018119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960320018119I), Mar 20, 1996: Boeing 737232 (N331DL), Atlanta, GA. Narrative: during taxiing smoke was detected in cabin and cockpit while on delta ramp emergency evacuation of cockpit and cabin. Slides were deployed and…
- [Incident 19880624042139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880624042139I), Jun 24, 1988: Boeing 737232 (N331DL), Salt Lake City, UT. Airport authority received anonymous call stating bomb set to explode on takeoff. Aircraft searched. Found no bomb.

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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