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Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 737-232 · Allentown, PA · March 23, 2000

Date: March 23, 2000 · 12:26 local
Place: Allentown, PA
Airport: Lehigh Valley International Airport
Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: DALA
Aircraft: N319DL
Reported as: Boeing 737232
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,500 total3,000 in this make and model

N319DLRegistration cancelled May 13, 2009 · Boeing 737-232S/N 23091 · Built 1984 Airframe modelBoeing 737-232 Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D-15Turbo-fan

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23)Pilot reported a/c hydraulic systme "a" quantity loss approximately 7 miles before arrival point (abe). Pilot (capt.) declared an emegency, overflew the airport and landed with 15 degrees of flaps on runway 16 at 1726Z. Aircraft stopped on the runway and shutdown. Aircraft was towed from the runway after approximately 3 minutes. Maintenance inspected and found a broken hydraulic line in nose well.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)PILOT REPORTED A/C HYDRAULIC SYSTME "A" QUANTITY LOSS APPROXIMATELY 7 MILES BEFORE ARRIVAL POINT (ABE). PILOT (CAPT.) DECLARED AN EMEGENCY, OVERFLEW THE AIRPORT AND LANDED WITH 15 DEGREES OF FLAPS ON RUNWAY 16 AT 1726Z. AIRCRAFT STOPPED ON THE RUNWAY AND SHUTDOWN. AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED FROM THE RUNWAY AFTER APPROXIMATELY 3 MINUTES. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND A BROKEN HYDRAULIC LINE IN NOSE WELL.