# Incident 19950308007089I: Doug DC982, Buffalo, NY, March 8, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 1995, 19:30 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Greater Buffalo International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- 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: N70401, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70401-2014-08-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82) (registry code 3022082, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-82-md-82) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC982
- People aboard: 92
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950308007089I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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