# Incident 19800110014649I: Boeing 727200, Buffalo, NY, January 10, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 10, 1980, 16:28 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 42.8864° N, 78.8784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buffalo, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8864&lon=-78.8784&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6809, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6809-2011-11-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-223 (registry code 1384074, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727200
- People aboard: 63
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800110014649I

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED SPLIT FLAP CONDITION WHEN FLAPS LOWERED FOR LANDING. ASYMMETRY CABLE REPLACED.

## Other reports on N6809 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19780110002409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780110002409I), Jan 10, 1978: Boeing 727 (N6809), Dallas, TX, Minor damage. Anti skid system failed resulting in blown tires and fire.

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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