An American Airlines Airbus A319-100, registration N803AW performing flight AA-1353 from Dallas Ft. Worth,TX to San Antonio,TX (USA) with 108 people on board, was climbing out of Ft. Worth's runway 18L when the crew declared Mayday Mayday reporting they had a problem with their landing gear and a hydraulic failure. The crew advised they would have no nose gear steering after landing and would need to be towed off the runway. The crew worked checklists, then returned to Ft. Worth for a safe landing on runway 18R about 30 minutes after departure. The aircraft stopped on the runway and was towed off the runway about 25 minutes after landing.
A replacement A319-100 registration N573US reached San Antonio with a delay of about 10 hours.
The occurrence aircraft returned to service 4 days later.
A replacement A319-100 registration N573US reached San Antonio with a delay of about 10 hours.
The occurrence aircraft returned to service 4 days later.
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