# Incident 19940411012399I: Airbus A320211, Buffalo, NY, April 11, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 1994, 11:59 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Greater Buffalo International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- 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: N319US, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N319US) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus Industrie A320-211 (registry code 3930320, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a320-211) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A320211
- People aboard: 61
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 2,500 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/19940411012399I

## Narrative

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

ELECTRICAL WIRE INSULATION BURNING SMELL IN COCKPIT. DIVERTED TO BUFFALO. FOUND DEFECTIVE AVIONICS EXTRACT FAN.

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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