47.4499° N, 122.3118° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at SEATTLE-TACOMA INTL (SEA), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
April 24, 2002 · 14:16 local
Place
Seattle, WA
Airport
Seattle-Tacoma International
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
AMTA
Aircraft
N550TZ
Reported as
Boeing 75733N
People aboard
7
Fatal injuries
0
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) American trans air flight 926 departed Seattle for midway. During climb declared emergency due to a total failure of the right side hydraulic system. The aircraft returned to sea-trac airport without incident. The maintenance crew discovered a leaking right hand electro-hydraulic valve.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AMERICAN TRANS AIR FLIGHT 926 DEPARTED SEATTLE FOR MIDWAY. DURING CLIMB DECLARED EMERGENCY DUE TO A TOTAL FAILURE OF THE RIGHT SIDE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SEA-TRAC AIRPORT WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE MAINTENANCE CREW DISCOVERED A LEAKING RIGHT HAND ELECTRO-HYDRAULIC VALVE.