# Incident 20000311004259I: Boeing 727214, St Petersburg-C, FL, March 11, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 2000, 20:58 local time
- Place: St Petersburg-C, FL
- Airport: St Petersburg-Clearwater International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AMTA
- Location: 27.9102° N, 82.6874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at St. Petersburg Clearwater International Airport (PIE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9102&lon=-82.6874&mi=10
- Aircraft: N786AT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N786AT-2011-07-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-214 (registry code 138407R, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15 (registry code 52051, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727214
- People aboard: 164
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000311004259I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Accident 20001023016259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001023016259A), Oct 23, 2000: Boeing 727214 (N786AT), New York, NY, No damage. (-23) On October 23, 2000, at 2123 EST, American trans air (ata) flight 596, a Boeing 727-200 (N786AT), was being taied for take-off at laguardia airport…
- [Incident 19990411021269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990411021269I), Apr 11, 1999: Boeing 727214 (N786AT), Indianapolis, IN, Minor damage. After take off (from mdw) placed gear handle up, lost quantity in "a" hydaulic system accompanied with low pressure lights on pumps. Diverted to Indianapolis…

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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