# Incident 19970205005579I: Doug MD88, Buffalo, NY, February 5, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 1997, 23:21 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Greater Buffalo International
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- 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: N449AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N449AA-2018-01-04) (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 MD88
- People aboard: 57
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970205005579I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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