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Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 737-2Q8 · Kansas City, MO · January 23, 2000

Date
January 23, 2000 · 18:39 local
Place
Kansas City, MO
Airport
Kansas City International
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
P2EA
Aircraft
N121NJ
Reported as
Boeing 7372Q8

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What happened

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(-23) On January 23, 2000, vanguard airlines, flight 327, a Boeing 737, was enroute from atl to mci. On decent to mci the aircraft lost "system s" hydraulic pressure and indication. An emergency was declared and the pilot landed at mci with no further incident. Vanguard maintenance found a failed hydraulic swivel at the #3 slat actuator. The swivel was removed/repoaced and an operation check was performed in accordance with MM27-81-0. In addition the "a" system hydraulic pump was replaced and operational checked in acdordance with mm 29-11-41. The aircraft was returned to service. With this report, incident number CE052000IAC107 is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JANUARY 23, 2000, VANGUARD AIRLINES, FLIGHT 327, A BOEING 737, WAS ENROUTE FROM ATL TO MCI. ON DECENT TO MCI THE AIRCRAFT LOST "SYSTEM S" HYDRAULIC PRESSURE AND INDICATION. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE PILOT LANDED AT MCI WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. VANGUARD MAINTENANCE FOUND A FAILED HYDRAULIC SWIVEL AT THE #3 SLAT ACTUATOR. THE SWIVEL WAS REMOVED/REPOACED AND AN OPERATION CHECK WAS PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MM27-81-0. IN ADDITION THE "A" SYSTEM HYDRAULIC PUMP WAS REPLACED AND OPERATIONAL CHECKED IN ACDORDANCE WITH MM 29-11-41. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. WITH THIS REPORT, INCIDENT NUMBER CE052000IAC107 IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

Other reports on N121NJ · 2

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