# Incident 20000617034709I: Doug DC873, Seattle, WA, June 17, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 2000, 08:00 local time
- Place: Seattle, WA
- Airport: Seattle-Tacoma International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: RRXA
- Location: 47.4403° N, 122.2798° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4403&lon=-122.2798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N831AL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N831AL-2007-10-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-8-73 (registry code 302199C, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8-73) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT3D-3&3B (registry code 52039, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt3d-3-3b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC873
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA00IA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00IA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000617034709I

## Narrative

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

(-23)EMERY FT026 AY-SEA ENROUTE LOST HYDRAULIC QUANITY TO STANDPIPE. REQUIRED 10 DEGREES RIGHT RUDDER TO CENTER TRIM BALL. TURNING ON RUDDER PUMP CAUSED CHATTER AND FEED BACK IN RUDDER PETALS.  LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.  MX FOUND BLOWN GASKET IN HYD PUMP P/N56920.  NTSB IS SENDING PUMP FOR TEARDOWN. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^             PUMP WAS REPAIRED 05-23-2000.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA00IA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00IA108), Jun 17, 2000: Douglas DC-8-73 (N831AL), Seattle, WA, incident, no damage. Probable cause: Auxiliary hydraulic pump leak resulting in a failure of the hydraulic system.

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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