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Incident

FAA incident report · Doug MD88 · Buffalo, NY · February 5, 1997

Date: February 5, 1997 · 23:21 local
Place: Buffalo, NY
Airport: Greater Buffalo International
Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: AALA
Aircraft: N449AA
Reported as: Doug MD88
People aboard: 57
Fatal injuries: 0

N449AARegistration cancelled Jan 4, 2018 · Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82)S/N 49475 · Built 1987 Airframe modelMcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82)Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D seriesTurbo-jet

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: left engine hydraulic pump failed during approach. Aircraft landed without incident and taxied to the ramp. American airlines sent mechanics to Buffalo, NY and replaced left engine-driven hydraulic pump and associated filters, per maintenance manual reference 29-10-05-2 and engine runup and leak check-good. This matter is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: LEFT ENGINE HYDRAULIC PUMP FAILED DURING APPROACH. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP. AMERICAN AIRLINES SENT MECHANICS TO BUFFALO, NY AND REPLACED LEFT ENGINE-DRIVEN HYDRAULIC PUMP AND ASSOCIATED FILTERS, PER MAINTENANCE MANUAL REFERENCE 29-10-05-2 AND ENGINE RUNUP AND LEAK CHECK-GOOD. THIS MATTER IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.