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) Continental airlines (cala), flight #COA391, MD-82 aircraft, N14840 lost #2 hydraulic system due to a cracked hydraulic return line, the landing gear had to be emergency extended. The main gear inner doors sustained damage to the skid plates and door skins.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) CONTINENTAL AIRLINES (CALA), FLIGHT #COA391, MD-82 AIRCRAFT, N14840 LOST #2 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM DUE TO A CRACKED HYDRAULIC RETURN LINE, THE LANDING GEAR HAD TO BE EMERGENCY EXTENDED. THE MAIN GEAR INNER DOORS SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE SKID PLATES AND DOOR SKINS.
Other reports on N14840 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.