# Incident 19930510017499I: Boeing 737247, Buffalo, NY, May 10, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 1993, 22:38 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Greater Buffalo International
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- 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: N378DL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N378DL-2007-12-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-247 (registry code 138448D, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-247) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15 (registry code 52051, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737247
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D15A
- People aboard: 61
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 4,500 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930510017499I

## Narrative

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

VIBRATION IN NR1 ENGINE ON DESCENT. THROTTLED BACK. LANDED SAFELY. CHANGED ENGINE.

## Other reports on N378DL (1)

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

- [Incident 19900215008939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900215008939I), Feb 15, 1990: Boeing 737247 (N378DL), Memphis, TN, Minor damage. Encountered severe turbulence en route. A seat bolt sheared where an overweight passenger sat.

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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