# Incident 19990203012129I: Boeing 737247, February 3, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 1999, 13:56 local time
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: P2EA
- Aircraft: N912MP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N912MP-2004-02-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-247 (registry code 138448D, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-247) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737247
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990203012129I

## Narrative

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

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)

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

- [Incident 20000621033199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000621033199I), Jun 21, 2000: Boeing 737247 (N912MP), Kansas City, MO. (-23)On June, 21, 2000, vanguard airlines, flight 303, aircraft 912MP was scheduled to enroute from mci to den. On initial climb out, cabin pressure, auto…
- [Incident 19991113037819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991113037819I), Nov 13, 1999: Boeing 737247 (N912MP), Minneapolis, MN. (-23) Vanguard airlines flight 703 from mdw to msp on approach to msp declared an emergency due to a flap malfunction. Aircraft landed without further indicent…
- [Incident 19990616022749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990616022749I), Jun 16, 1999: Boeing 737247 (N912MP), Kansas City, MO. After takeoff, nose gear indicator light would not illuminate. Pilot returned to mci and landed without incident. Maintenance found open circuit breaker and…

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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