# Incident 19890112007069I: Boeing 737201, Buffalo, NY, January 12, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 1989, 12:37 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Greater Buffalo International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: PAIA
- 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: N247US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N247US-2006-04-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-201 (registry code 1384454, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737201
- Reported engine: PWA JT8*
- People aboard: 16
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,104 total, 1,600 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890112007069I

## Narrative

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

SYSTEM A HYDRAULIC QUANTITY DROPPED ON TAKEOFF. CONTINUED TO BUFFALO. HAD A CRUSHED HYDRAULIC SUPPLY LINE.

## Other reports on N247US (1)

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

- [Incident 19910827041549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910827041549I), Aug 27, 1991: Boeing 737201 (N247US), Indianapolis, IN. In flight engine shut down. Diverted to Indianapolis. NR2 compressor section had seized.

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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