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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Doug DC982 · Buffalo, NY · March 8, 1995

Date
March 8, 1995 · 19:30 local
Place
Buffalo, NY
Airport
Greater Buffalo International
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
AALA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N70401
Reported as
Doug DC982
People aboard
92
Fatal injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on March 8, 1995, at 1933 EST, a Douglas DC 82, N70401, operated by American airlines inc., after departing laguardia airport, during cruise at flight level 350, left engine quit. Flight crew declared an emergency and diverted to Buffalo international airport. Fire and rescue responded. Aircraft landed and taxied to the gate without further incident. There were no injuries. After further inspection, mechanic found metal in engine oil screen. privacy data omitted Left engine is being replaced by American airlines' mechanics. This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON MARCH 8, 1995, AT 1933 EST, A DOUGLAS DC 82, N70401, OPERATED BY AMERICAN AIRLINES INC., AFTER DEPARTING LAGUARDIA AIRPORT, DURING CRUISE AT FLIGHT LEVEL 350, LEFT ENGINE QUIT. FLIGHT CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO BUFFALO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. FIRE AND RESCUE RESPONDED. AIRCRAFT LANDED AND TAXIED TO THE GATE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION, MECHANIC FOUND METAL IN ENGINE OIL SCREEN. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LEFT ENGINE IS BEING REPLACED BY AMERICAN AIRLINES' MECHANICS. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.