What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On February 23,1999, vanguard airlines, flight 817, a Boeing 737, was enroute from mci to dfw and turned back to mci due to hydraulic system failure. An emergency was declared and the pilot landed the aircraft at mci without further incident. The captain inferred that shortly after take off he had lost b system hydraulics and that b system low quantity light came on. After landing at mci the flight was canceled and vanguard maintenance crews proceeded to trouble shoot the system failure. Vanguard maintenance discovered that the b system reservoir was depleted, further discovered that a discrepancies were corrected and the aircraft was placed back in service. With this report, incident # CE99IACOO34 is considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
ON FEBRUARY 23,1999, VANGUARD AIRLINES, FLIGHT 817, A BOEING 737, WAS ENROUTE FROM MCI TO DFW AND TURNED BACK TO MCI DUE TO HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FAILURE. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT AT MCI WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE CAPTAIN INFERRED THAT SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF HE HAD LOST B SYSTEM HYDRAULICS AND THAT B SYSTEM LOW QUANTITY LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER LANDING AT MCI THE FLIGHT WAS CANCELED AND VANGUARD MAINTENANCE CREWS PROCEEDED TO TROUBLE SHOOT THE SYSTEM FAILURE. VANGUARD MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THAT THE B SYSTEM RESERVOIR WAS DEPLETED, FURTHER DISCOVERED THAT A DISCREPANCIES WERE CORRECTED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS PLACED BACK IN SERVICE. WITH THIS REPORT, INCIDENT # CE99IACOO34 IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.
Other reports on N912MP · 3
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