# Incident 19930810031319I: Boeing 727277, Buffalo, NY, August 10, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1993, 19:56 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Greater Buffalo International
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- 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: N496DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N496DA-2001-02-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-232 (registry code 1384082, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727277
- People aboard: 71
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930810031319I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE IN CABIN ON PUSH BACK. APU RUNNING. FOUND RIGHT PACK VALVE FAILED TO OPEN. TEMPERATURE STARTED TO RISE.

## Other reports on N496DA (3)

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

- [Incident 19920129009879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920129009879I), Jan 29, 1992: Boeing 727232 (N496DA), Sacramento, CA, Minor damage. This is an amended report to show additional crew history not shown on inital report dated 02/03/92.
- [Incident 19851125066899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851125066899I), Nov 25, 1985: Boeing 727232 (N496DA), Houston, TX. Descended with visual clearance from other traffic after passenger oxygen pressure was lost.
- [Incident 19800105013419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800105013419I), Jan 5, 1980: Boeing 727232 (N496DA), Chicago, IL. #3 Slat indicator showed in transit. Visual sighting showed flap retracted. Replaced slat switch.

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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