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Date
May 27, 2003 · 14:18 local
Place
Atlanta, GA
Airport
The William B Hartsfield Atla
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
DALA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N972DL
Reported as
Doug MD88
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) A hydraulic pressure flex line, on the right engine, was leaking and caused the loss of the right hydraulic system pressure. The landing gear is extended manually the gear doors do not retract, requiring the skid plates to be replaced on both right and left gear doors.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) A HYDRAULIC PRESSURE FLEX LINE, ON THE RIGHT ENGINE, WAS LEAKING AND CAUSED THE LOSS OF THE RIGHT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM PRESSURE. THE LANDING GEAR IS EXTENDED MANUALLY THE GEAR DOORS DO NOT RETRACT, REQUIRING THE SKID PLATES TO BE REPLACED ON BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT GEAR DOORS.