# Incident 19910702032889I: Boeing 727254, Buffalo, NY, July 2, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1991, 11:55 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Greater Buffalo International
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TAOA
- Location: 42.9306° N, 78.7502° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9306&lon=-78.7502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N913TS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N913TS-2017-03-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-254 (registry code 138408L, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-254) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-5 (registry code 52046, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727254
- Reported engine: PWA JT8*
- People aboard: 148
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 10,000 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91IA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91IA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910702032889I

## Narrative

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

FIRE INDICATION ON NR1 ENGINE WHILE LANDING. PASSENGERS EVACUATED ON TAXIWAY. FIRE INDICATOR FAULTY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC91IA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91IA165), Jul 2, 1991: Boeing 727-254 (N913TS), Buffalo, NY, incident, no damage. Probable cause: CHAFFING FIRE DETECTOR LOOP ON THE NUMBER ONE ENGINE.

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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