# Incident 20241109016639I: Boeing B-767-300, San Juan, PR, November 9, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 2024, 19:48 local time
- Place: San Juan, PR
- Airport: Luis Munoz Marin International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
- Operator: ARNF
- Location: 18.4394° N, 66.0021° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LUIS MUNOZ MARIN INTL (SJU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4394&lon=-66.0021&mi=10
- Aircraft: C-FXCA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING B-767-300
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241109016639I

## Narrative

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

AFTER PASSING THE FAF FOR THE ILS 10, SMOKE STARTED TO ENTER THE FLIGHT DECK

•            BOTH PILOTS DONNED THEIR OXYGEN MASKS AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY (MAYDAY, MAYDAY)

•            UPON COMING TO A STOP ON A PARALLEL TAXIWAY, THE PILOTS COMPLETED THE EVACUATION CHECKLIST

•            THE FIRST OFFICER EXITED THE FLIGHT DECK THROUGH THE WINDOW

•            THE CAPTAIN OPENED THE L1 DOOR AND WAITED FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO BRING A LADDER TO IT

•            THE FIRST OFFICER LANDED IN A PUDDLE OF HYDRAULIC FLUID

POST FLIGHT MAINTENANCE INSPECTION

•            LOCAL MAINTENANCE IDENTIFIED A PIN HOLE LEAK IN HYDRAULIC PRESSURE SUPPLY TO NOSE LANDING GEAR INSIDE THE FORWARD FUSELAGE ELECTRONIC & EQUIPMENT BAY.

•            THE PIN HOLE RESULTED IN VAPORIZED HYDRAULIC FLUID SPRAYING INTO E&E BAY DIRECTLY UNDER THE CAPTAIN SEAT AREA AND CONTAMINATING FLIGHT DECK.

•            E/E BAY IS HEAVILY CONTAMINATED WITH HYDRAULIC FLUID, AND THERE IS ALSO SOME FLUID ON THE FLIGHT DECK FLOOR.

THIS AIRCRAFT FLEW BACK TO YVR FROM SJU ON NOV 16TH, 2024.

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^MAINTENANCE IS SATISFIED THAT THEY HAVE IDENTIFIED THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE SMOKE EVENT.

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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