From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On March 11, 2000 at 2055 EST, a B-727 departed pie-ind N786AT, registered to American trans air. Forty five minutes into the flight the crew reprted a complete "a" system hydraulic failure. The aircraft diverted to mco an landed without incident. Maintenance found the right hand flap power drive unit leaking at the mating surface to the flap drive unit.
As the FAA filed it
ON MARCH 11, 2000 AT 2055 EST, A B-727 DEPARTED PIE-IND N786AT, REGISTERED TO AMERICAN TRANS AIR. FORTY FIVE MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT THE CREW REPRTED A COMPLETE "A" SYSTEM HYDRAULIC FAILURE. THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO MCO AN LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RIGHT HAND FLAP POWER DRIVE UNIT LEAKING AT THE MATING SURFACE TO THE FLAP DRIVE UNIT.
Other reports on N786AT · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.