# Incident 19990913030259I: Boeing 7372Q8, Rapid City, SD, September 13, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1999, 10:30 local time
- Place: Rapid City, SD
- Airport: Rapid City Regional
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AMTA
- Location: 44.0453° N, 103.0574° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RAPID CITY RGNL (RAP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0453&lon=-103.0574&mi=10
- Aircraft: N776AT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N776AT-2018-03-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-2Q8 (registry code 138407W, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-2q8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series (registry code 52048, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 7372Q8
- People aboard: 179
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990913030259I

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE ENROUTE FROM MSP TO LAS (CHARTER) THE "A" SYSTEM HYDRAULIC QUANTITY DROPPED TO 2.5 GALLONS. THE CREW DECIDED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN RAPID CITY, SD.  MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND ONE OF THE LEFT WING SPOILER ACTUATORS LEAKING FROM A SEAL.  THE SEAL WAS REPLACED BY COMPANY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED FOR SERVICE ON LOG PAGE #187453.

## Other reports on N776AT (1)

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

- [Incident 19950325029239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950325029239I), Mar 25, 1995: Boeing 727208 (N776AT), Indianapolis, IN. NR2 leading flap failed retract on climbout. Diverted to ind. Replaced NR2 slat actuator.

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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