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Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 727-232 · Syracuse, NY · May 16, 2001

Date
May 16, 2001 · 04:40 local
Place
Syracuse, NY
Airport
Syracuse Hancock International
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
FDEA
Aircraft
N498FE
Reported as
Boeing 727232
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0

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What happened

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

(-23) On Wednesday, may 16, 2001, a Boeing B-727-232, N498FE, federal express flight 1958, was on approach to Syracuse Hancock International Airport enroute from ewr to syr. As the crew extended the landing gear and flaps, the #7 l/e slat actuator experienced a hydraulic rupture in the sealing components and began to rapidly leak "a" system hydraulic fluid. Log page 327922 reports "loss of sys a hyd fluid after extension of gear and flaps. Quantity went to zero on rollout. Pressure went to zero shortly thereafter." The pilot stopped the aircraft on the runway and maintenance towed the aircraft to the ramp with a tractor. The #7 leading edge flap actuator was found to be leaking and was changed. This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 2001, A BOEING B-727-232, N498FE, FEDERAL EXPRESS FLIGHT 1958, WAS ON APPROACH TO SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ENROUTE FROM EWR TO SYR. AS THE CREW EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR AND FLAPS, THE #7 L/E SLAT ACTUATOR EXPERIENCED A HYDRAULIC RUPTURE IN THE SEALING COMPONENTS AND BEGAN TO RAPIDLY LEAK "A" SYSTEM HYDRAULIC FLUID. LOG PAGE 327922 REPORTS "LOSS OF SYS A HYD FLUID AFTER EXTENSION OF GEAR AND FLAPS. QUANTITY WENT TO ZERO ON ROLLOUT. PRESSURE WENT TO ZERO SHORTLY THEREAFTER." THE PILOT STOPPED THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY AND MAINTENANCE TOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RAMP WITH A TRACTOR. THE #7 LEADING EDGE FLAP ACTUATOR WAS FOUND TO BE LEAKING AND WAS CHANGED. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.