# Incident 20260101000089I: Embraer S A ERJ 170-200 LR, San Diego, CA, January 1, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 2026, 17:30 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Airport: San Diego International
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: QXEA
- Location: 32.7336° N, 117.1897° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SAN DIEGO INTL (SAN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7336&lon=-117.1897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N658QX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N658QX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer S A ERJ 170-200 LR (registry code 3260415, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-s-a-erj-170-200-lr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF34-8E5 (registry code 30061, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf34-8e5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMBRAER S A ERJ 170-200 LR
- Reported engine: GE CF34-8E5
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 3,247 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260101000089I

## Narrative

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

JUST PRIOR TO DESCENT, HYDRAULIC SYSTEM 2 LO QUANTITY EICAS MESSAGE APPEARED. SHORTLY AFTER, HYDRAULIC 2 LO PRESSURE APPEARED. CREW DECLARED EMERGENCY WITH ATC, PERFORMED CHECKLISTS. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND WAS TOWED FROM TAXIWAY TO THE GATE. HYDRAULIC FLUID WAS NOTED UNDER THE #2 ENGINE.

MAINTENANCE FOUND SOURCE OF HYDRAULIC LEAK TO BE #2 ENGINE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE LINE BULKHEAD FITTING AND B-NUT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED PRESSURE LINE AND NOTED NO FUTHER LEAKS AND OPS CHECK GOOD. INCIDENT WAS REPORTED DUE TO THE FAILURE OF #2 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM LEFT A SINGLE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM, #3, POWERING AILERONS AND ELEVATORS.

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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