42.8864° N, 78.8784° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Buffalo, NY, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 9, 1992 · 12:06 local
Place
Buffalo, NY
Airport
Greater Buffalo International
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
USAA
Aircraft
N398US
Reported as
Boeing 7373Q8
Reported engine
GE CFM563B1
People aboard
66
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,000 total520 in this make and model110 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
NR1 engine surging. Diverted to Buffalo. Found a faulty"n" tachometer causing engine surge with auto throttle on.
As the FAA filed it
NR1 ENGINE SURGING. DIVERTED TO BUFFALO. FOUND A FAULTY"N" TACHOMETER CAUSING ENGINE SURGE WITH AUTO THROTTLE ON.