# Incident 20010331012349I: Boeing 72722C, Indianapolis, IN, March 31, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 2001, 03:05 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: RYNA
- Location: 39.7173° N, 86.2946° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at INDIANAPOLIS INTL (IND), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7173&lon=-86.2946&mi=10
- Aircraft: N421EX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N421EX-2007-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-22C (registry code 138400F, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-22c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 72722C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010331012349I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ENROUTE FROM DENVER TO INDIANAPOLIS, RYAN'S B-727 REPORTED A HYDRAULIC PROBLEM. THE CAPTAIN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED AT IND.  RYAN MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL TROUBLESHOT THE SYSTEM AND FOUND #2 SPOILER ACTUATOR HYD. LINE BROKE, THE HYD LINE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED, SYSTEM SERVICED, OPS CK GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

## Other reports on N421EX (2)

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

- [Incident 19980121004719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980121004719I), Jan 21, 1998: Boeing 72722C (N421EX), Baltimore, MD, Minor damage. Narrative: during pushback, tug skidded on a patch of ice and "jack knifed" to 80 degree nose wheel left turn limit. Aircraft brakes were not set. Tow bar was…
- [Incident 19900310018599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900310018599I), Mar 10, 1990: Boeing 72722C (N421EX), Grand Rapids, MI, Minor damage. Lost directional control on rollout. Veered off runway. Struck runway lights before returning to runway.

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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