# Incident 19930722034129I: Boeing 727224, Buffalo, NY, July 22, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1993, 13:40 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: N79745, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79745-2015-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-224 (registry code 1384076, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-224) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15 (registry code 52051, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727224
- Reported engine: PWA JT8*
- People aboard: 75
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 249 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930722034129I

## Narrative

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

NR1 ENGINE STRUT OVERHEAT LIGHT ON EN ROUTE. SHUT ENGINE DOWN. DIVERTED TO BUFFALO.REPLACED A MALFUNCTIONING SENSOR

## Other reports on N79745 (1)

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

- [Incident 19850314010479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850314010479I), Mar 14, 1985: Boeing 727224 (N79745), Detroit, MI. Mechanic opened stuck NR1 fuel valve, fuel spilled. Fuel gauges cockpit and under wing placarded inoperative.

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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