# Incident 20080108000219I: Boeing 7372H4, Lincoln, NE, January 8, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 8, 2008, 17:40 local time
- Place: Lincoln, NE
- Airport: Lincoln
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: MJYA
- Location: 40.8514° N, 96.7653° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8514&lon=-96.7653&mi=10
- Aircraft: N733TW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N733TW-2014-06-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-2H4 (registry code 138448C, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-2h4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-17 series (registry code 52049, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-17-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 7372H4
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D*
- People aboard: 37
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08IA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08IA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080108000219I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) N733TW, B-737-2H4, OPERATED BY AMERISTAR CHARTERS AS FLIGHT AJI9262, DEPARTED THE RAMP AREA WHILE TAXIING TO THE TERMINAL. FOLLOWING AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING THE FLIGHT CREW EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF HYDRAULIC SYSTEM PRESSURE WHILE TAXIING FROM THE TAXIWAY TO THE RAMP. THE PILOT STATED THAT AS HE WAS TRANSITIONING FROM THE TAXIWAY HE OBSERVED A MASTER CAUTION LIGHT, AND THE FIRST OFFICER CALLED OUT THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD LOST SYSTEM A, AND SYSTEM B HYDRAULICS. THE LOSS OF THE A,B AND STANDBY HYDRAULIC SYSTEM PRESSURE RENDERED THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING AND THE MAIN WHEEL BRAKING SYSTEMS INOPERATIVE. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RAMP INTO THE SNOW. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE COMPANY MECHANIC STATED THAT HE HAD REMOVED THE LEFT MLG, LEFT HAND AFT SWIVEL VALVE AND REINSTALLED THE VALVE INCORRECTLY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI08IA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08IA065), Jan 8, 2008: Boeing 737-2H4 (N733TW), Lincoln, NE, incident, no damage. Probable cause: The improper installation of the swivel valve fittings by the operator's mechanic leading to the total loss of both hydraulic systems. Contributing to the incident were the swivel valves leaking and…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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