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Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 7372B7 · Buffalo, NY · January 7, 1997

Date: January 7, 1997 · 18:12 local
Place: Buffalo, NY
Airport: Greater Buffalo International
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: USAA
Aircraft: N266AU
Reported as: Boeing 7372B7
People aboard: 5
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 1/7/97 at 1812 EST, a Boeing 737, N266AU, flight 303, operated by us air experienced cabin pressurization problems during departure from Buffalo airport. Aircraft returned and landed at Buffalo airport without further incident. There were no injuries. Auto pressure controller and out flow valve were removed and replaced. Operational checks were satisfactory and aircraft was returned to service. This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON 1/7/97 AT 1812 EST, A BOEING 737, N266AU, FLIGHT 303, OPERATED BY US AIR EXPERIENCED CABIN PRESSURIZATION PROBLEMS DURING DEPARTURE FROM BUFFALO AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED AND LANDED AT BUFFALO AIRPORT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. AUTO PRESSURE CONTROLLER AND OUT FLOW VALVE WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.