# Incident 19890718038279I: Doug DC932, Buffalo, NY, July 18, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1989, 17:07 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Greater Buffalo International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- 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: N3504T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC932
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D9
- People aboard: 101
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,300 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890718038279I

## Narrative

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

NR1 ENGINE HAD HIGH OIL TEMPERATURE. DIVERTED TO BUFFALO. FUEL HEAT VALVE WAS DEFECTIVE.

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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