Douglas DC-9-30 N556NY

Summary

On 26 July 1989 at about 00:15 local time, a Douglas DC-9-30 registered N556NY, operated by Continental Airlines, was involved in an incident near Newark, New Jersey, United States. 89 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

26 July 1989 at 00:15

Classification

Incident

Location

Newark, New Jersey, United States

Nearest airport

Newark (EWR)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Douglas DC-9-30

Registration

N556NY

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Continental Airlines

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Chicago → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Minor

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

NYC89IA176

Nobody was injured.

RUPTURE OF A FLEXIBLE HIGH PRESSURE HYDRAULIC LINE IN THE 'A' HYDRAULIC SYSTEM, DUE TO CHAFING OF THE STEEL BRAID COVERING, WHICH ALLOWED THE SYSTEM PRESSURE AND QUANTITY TO BE COMPLETELY DEPLETED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE CREW OF CONTINENTAL AIRLINES FLIGHT 354 EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF THE LEFT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM AND STARTED TO LOSE HYDRAULIC QUANTITY FROM THE RIGHT SYSTEM. ANTICIPATING A LOSS OF BOTH SYSTEMS, THE CREW SHUT DOWN BOTH PUMPS AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT NEWARK INTL AIRPORT, NJ. THE LANDING WAS NORMAL UNTIL AT 80 KNOTS AIRSPEED, THEN THE LEFT TIRES BLEW OUT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN SWERVED TO THE LEFT AND CAME TO A HALT 30 FT LEFT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.