# Incident 19940128003089I: Boeing 737401, Syracuse, NY, January 28, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 1994, 16:30 local time
- Place: Syracuse, NY
- Airport: Syracuse Hancock International
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 43.1112° N, 76.1063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTL (SYR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1112&lon=-76.1063&mi=10
- Aircraft: N406US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N406US-2018-04-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-401 (registry code 138449B, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-401) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737401
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940128003089I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON JANUARY 28, 1994, AT 1630 EST, A BOEING, B-737, N406US, FLIGHT 1418, OPERATED BY USAIR INC., AFTER THE CARGO AND PASSENGERS WERE UNLOADED, A QUART OF 1000-22 AIRCRAFT PRIMER REDUCER FROM A GALLON CONTAINER WAS SPILLED IN THE AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT. THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED HAVING HEADACHES AND TWO FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED HAVING NAUSEA. FOUR BAGGAGE HANDLERS THAT WERE TAKING THE DAMAGED PACKAGE TO THE FREIGHT BUILDING WERE OVERCOME BY THE FUMES FROM THE PRIMER REDUCER. SYRACUSE CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT HAZARDOUS MATERIAL RESPONSE TEAM WAS AT THE SITE. THEY CLEANED THE REAR CARGO COMPARTMENT AND ENSURED THAT THERE WERE NO RESIDUES OR FUMES IN THE CARGO COMPARTMENT, COCKPIT AND CABIN. THE FOUR BAGGAGE HANDLERS AND THE FIVE CREW MEMBERS WERE TAKEN TO DIFFERENT LOCAL HOSPITALS. AFTER THEIR CHECKUPS, ALL WERE RELEASED THE SAME DAY. THE AIRCRAFT PRIMER REDUCER WAS DETEREMINED NOT TO BE HARMFUL TO ALUMINUM. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLEANED AND RELEASED TO USAIR. SECURITY AND CERTIFICATE OFFICE WERE NOTIFIED. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N406US (2)

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

- [Incident 20110512012229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110512012229I), May 12, 2011: Boeing 737-401 (N406US), Charlotte, NC, Minor damage. 12/2011 At 08:40 a landing aircraft reported a green metal piece of an aircraft on rwy 18L. This piece of metal was identified as a part of the thrust reverser…
- [Incident 19920601021019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920601021019I), Jun 1, 1992: Boeing 737401 (N406US), Rochester, NY. Unable to retract flaps on climb. Returned. Lubed flap jack screws.

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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