19990910028199I

Incident

FAA incident report · Doug DC982 · Buffalo, NY · September 10, 1999

Date: September 10, 1999 · 00:02 local
Place: Buffalo, NY
Airport: Greater Buffalo International
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: CALA
Aircraft: N16893
Reported as: Doug DC982
People aboard: 112
Fatal injuries: 0

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What happened

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(-23) On Friday, September 10, 1999, at 0002 local, during cruise inbound to Buffalo niagara international airport, cala flight 1790 experienced an illumination of the "low hydraulic pressure" light on the anunciator panel. The landing at buf was without incident with the left hand hydraulic pumps turned off per the abnormal checklist. The aircraft taxied to the gate. Contract maintenance was summoned and found the number one engine hydraulic pump to be inoperative. A serviceable unit was borrowed from usairways and was installed per MD80 maintenance manual 29-10-05. The hydraulic quantity was serviced and the engine run for a leak check. The aircraft was returned to service. The incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1999, AT 0002 LOCAL, DURING CRUISE INBOUND TO BUFFALO NIAGARA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, CALA FLIGHT 1790 EXPERIENCED AN ILLUMINATION OF THE "LOW HYDRAULIC PRESSURE" LIGHT ON THE ANUNCIATOR PANEL. THE LANDING AT BUF WAS WITHOUT INCIDENT WITH THE LEFT HAND HYDRAULIC PUMPS TURNED OFF PER THE ABNORMAL CHECKLIST. THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE GATE. CONTRACT MAINTENANCE WAS SUMMONED AND FOUND THE NUMBER ONE ENGINE HYDRAULIC PUMP TO BE INOPERATIVE. A SERVICEABLE UNIT WAS BORROWED FROM USAIRWAYS AND WAS INSTALLED PER MD80 MAINTENANCE MANUAL 29-10-05. THE HYDRAULIC QUANTITY WAS SERVICED AND THE ENGINE RUN FOR A LEAK CHECK. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.