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Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 737-222 · Buffalo, NY · June 7, 1997

Date: June 7, 1997 · 08:44 local
Place: Buffalo, NY
Airport: Greater Buffalo International
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: UALA
Aircraft: N9069U
Reported as: Boeing 737222
People aboard: 5
Fatal injuries: 0

N9069URegistration cancelled Dec 16, 1999 · Boeing 737-222S/N 19950 Airframe modelBoeing 737-222

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 Saturday, June 7, 1997, at 8:44 EDT, a Boeing 737, N9069U, flight 326, during cruise flight from rochester, new york to chicago (o'hare airport), Illinois, experienced cabin pressurization problems. The aircraft diverted to Buffalo airport, landed on runway 5 and taxied to the ramp without further incident. There were no injuries. The mechanic found the #2 door false latching. The door guide arm was readjusted per the maintenance manual and the aircraft was returned to service this incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 1997, AT 8:44 EDT, A BOEING 737, N9069U, FLIGHT 326, DURING CRUISE FLIGHT FROM ROCHESTER, NEW YORK TO CHICAGO (O'HARE AIRPORT), ILLINOIS, EXPERIENCED CABIN PRESSURIZATION PROBLEMS. THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO BUFFALO AIRPORT, LANDED ON RUNWAY 5 AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MECHANIC FOUND THE #2 DOOR FALSE LATCHING. THE DOOR GUIDE ARM WAS READJUSTED PER THE MAINTENANCE MANUAL AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

Other reports on N9069U · 1

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

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