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Incident

FAA incident report · Fokker F28MK0100 · Buffalo, NY · April 30, 1997

Date: April 30, 1997 · 10:00 local
Place: Buffalo, NY
Airport: Greater Buffalo International
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: AALA
Aircraft: N2BL
Reported as: Fokker F28MK0100
People aboard: 72
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 Wednesday, April 30, 1997 at 10:00 EDT, a Fokker F-28MK0100 operated by American airlines, experienced a steering problem after departing gate #21 at Buffalo international airport (buf). The aircraft was on taxiway "a" when it lost all power to the nose gear steering. The aircraft was towed back to the gate and the passengers departed. Contract maintenance replaced the hand wheel assembly which had sheared its universal joint. The aircraft was released. This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 1997 AT 10:00 EDT, A FOKKER F-28MK0100 OPERATED BY AMERICAN AIRLINES, EXPERIENCED A STEERING PROBLEM AFTER DEPARTING GATE #21 AT BUFFALO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (BUF). THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON TAXIWAY "A" WHEN IT LOST ALL POWER TO THE NOSE GEAR STEERING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED BACK TO THE GATE AND THE PASSENGERS DEPARTED. CONTRACT MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE HAND WHEEL ASSEMBLY WHICH HAD SHEARED ITS UNIVERSAL JOINT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.