# Incident 19970227005149I: Boeing 727222, Buffalo, NY, February 27, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 1997, 10:19 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Greater Buffalo International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- 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: N7454U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7454U-2006-06-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-222 (registry code 1384073, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-222) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727222
- People aboard: 52
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970227005149I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON FEBRUARY 27, 1997, AT 10:19 EST, UNITED AIRLINES, FLIGHT 8182, WITH 46 PASSENGERS AND 6 CREW MEMBERS, ON APPROACH, SHUT DOWN ENGINE #3 DUE TO A LOSS OF ENGINE OIL PRESSURE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 23 IN BUFFALO, NY WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE ARFF RESPONDED AND THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE RAMP. UNITED AIRLINES MAINTENANCE FOUND THE MAIN OIL FILTER "O-RING" CUT. THEY INSTALLED A NEW "O-RING", SERVICED OIL LEVEL, CLEANED COWLING AND RAN ENGINE UP. NO LEAKS WERE NOTED. THE MAIN OIL SCREEN WAS CLEANED. THIS MATTER IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N7454U (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19861120069959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861120069959I), Nov 20, 1986: Boeing 727222 (N7454U), Bakersfield, CA. Pilot did not have proper chart for approach. The company was consulted and new procedures introduced.

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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