20040105000199I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 737-7H4 · Indianapolis, IN · January 5, 2004

Date
January 5, 2004 · 10:30 local
Place
Indianapolis, IN
Airport
Indianapolis International
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
SWAA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N790SW
Reported as
Boeing 7377H4
People aboard
142
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) Southwest airlines flight 1018, a Boeing 737 enroute from baltimore, Maryland to chicago, Illinois, experienced flap problems. The aircraft could not make the approach to chicago-midway. The crew requested to be diverted to Indianapolis. During enroute to Indianapolis, the aircraft had a loss of b hydraulic system. The aircraft contacted chicago ARTCC and declared an emergency. The aircraft landed on runway 5L at 1714Z without incidents. Emergency equipment was dispatched at the runway. The aircraft taxied to the gate and de-boarded the passengers. Local maintenance was dispatched and discovered a leaking pressure line to the #2 engine hydraulic pump. Southwest airlines dispatched maintenance from chicago (mdw) station with parts. The pressure line and the #2 hydraulic engine driven pump were replaced. Aircraft was repaired and returned to service.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) SOUTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT 1018, A BOEING 737 ENROUTE FROM BALTIMORE, MARYLAND TO CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, EXPERIENCED FLAP PROBLEMS. THE AIRCRAFT COULD NOT MAKE THE APPROACH TO CHICAGO-MIDWAY. THE CREW REQUESTED TO BE DIVERTED TO INDIANAPOLIS. DURING ENROUTE TO INDIANAPOLIS, THE AIRCRAFT HAD A LOSS OF B HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED CHICAGO ARTCC AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 5L AT 1714Z WITHOUT INCIDENTS. EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT WAS DISPATCHED AT THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE GATE AND DE-BOARDED THE PASSENGERS. LOCAL MAINTENANCE WAS DISPATCHED AND DISCOVERED A LEAKING PRESSURE LINE TO THE #2 ENGINE HYDRAULIC PUMP. SOUTHWEST AIRLINES DISPATCHED MAINTENANCE FROM CHICAGO (MDW) STATION WITH PARTS. THE PRESSURE LINE AND THE #2 HYDRAULIC ENGINE DRIVEN PUMP WERE REPLACED. AIRCRAFT WAS REPAIRED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.