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Incident

FAA incident report · Doug DC982 · Buffalo, NY · April 7, 1997

Date
April 7, 1997 · 13:46 local
Place
Buffalo, NY
Airport
Greater Buffalo International
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
AALA
Aircraft
N279AA
Reported as
Doug DC982
People aboard
90
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 April 7, 1997, at 13:46 EST, a mc donnell Douglas DC-9-82, N279AA, S/N49295, registered to American airlines, inc., made a precautionary landing in Buffalo, NY, while enroute from boston logan airport to chicago, IL. During cruise at flight level 350, the crew noted the right oil quantity decreasing at a slow rate. Maintenance personnel found oil pressure filter bypass pressure switchline leaking, and replaced the oil pressure lines, oil filter and returned the aircraft to service. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and an IFR flight plan was filed. The aircraft was not damaged and there were no injuries to the 85 passengers and 5 crew members. This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON APRIL 7, 1997, AT 13:46 EST, A MC DONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-82, N279AA, S/N49295, REGISTERED TO AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC., MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN BUFFALO, NY, WHILE ENROUTE FROM BOSTON LOGAN AIRPORT TO CHICAGO, IL. DURING CRUISE AT FLIGHT LEVEL 350, THE CREW NOTED THE RIGHT OIL QUANTITY DECREASING AT A SLOW RATE. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND OIL PRESSURE FILTER BYPASS PRESSURE SWITCHLINE LEAKING, AND REPLACED THE OIL PRESSURE LINES, OIL FILTER AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE 85 PASSENGERS AND 5 CREW MEMBERS. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.