# Incident 19940706031369I: Boeing 72722, Buffalo, NY, July 6, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1994, 07:11 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Greater Buffalo International
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: FDEA
- 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: N198FE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N198FE-2006-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-22 (registry code 1384002, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 72722
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940706031369I

## Narrative

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

USAFE GEAR INDICATION. USED MANUAL LANDED SAFE. TOWED TO GATE. HYDRAULIC FLAP MOTOR LEAKING. REPLACED MOTOR.

## Other reports on N198FE (3)

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

- [Incident 19970121008389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970121008389I), Jan 21, 1997: Boeing 72722 (N198FE), Oklahoma City, OK. Narrative: the aircraft departed Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, for memphis, Tennessee, declared an emergency and returned to okc due to illumination of smoke…
- [Incident 19910220006369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910220006369I), Feb 20, 1991: Boeing 72722 (N198FE), Rochester, NY. Lost a system hydraulic quantity on gear retraction. Returned. Landed safely. Replaced line in wheel well.
- [Incident 19891103059249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891103059249I), Nov 3, 1989: Boeing 72722 (N198FE), Earle, AR, Minor damage. On descent hit flock of birds. Some penetrated radome and cockpit. Damaged inboard slat.

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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