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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Airbus A320-214 · Covington, KY · February 21, 2025

Date
February 21, 2025 · 17:05 local
Place
Covington, KY
Airport
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky I
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
WX0A
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N197NV
Reported as
Airbus A320-214
Reported engine
CFM International CFM56-5B4/3
People aboard
183
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
4,500 total

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.

During climb the aircraft lost all yellow hydraulic fluid. Ecam displayed first as hyd y rsv low lvl and then pump low pressure with that ecam. Aircraft diverted to cvg

100 Miles away. An emergency was declared due to no nose wheel steering. A normal landing was performed. Aircraft was assessed on the runway and then towed to the gate.

A damaged #2 engine hydraulic pump case drain return line, in the pylon was determined to be damaged and the cause of the depletion of the system.

As the FAA filed it

DURING CLIMB THE AIRCRAFT LOST ALL YELLOW HYDRAULIC FLUID. ECAM DISPLAYED FIRST AS HYD Y RSV LOW LVL AND THEN PUMP LOW PRESSURE WITH THAT ECAM. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO CVG

100 MILES AWAY. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED DUE TO NO NOSE WHEEL STEERING. A NORMAL LANDING WAS PERFORMED. AIRCRAFT WAS ASSESSED ON THE RUNWAY AND THEN TOWED TO THE GATE.

A DAMAGED #2 ENGINE HYDRAULIC PUMP CASE DRAIN RETURN LINE, IN THE PYLON WAS DETERMINED TO BE DAMAGED AND THE CAUSE OF THE DEPLETION OF THE SYSTEM.