# Incident 19970607017359I: Boeing 737222, Buffalo, NY, June 7, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 1997, 08:44 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: N9069U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9069U-1999-12-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-222 (registry code 1384473, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-222) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737222
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970607017359I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Incident 19810520031729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810520031729I), May 20, 1981: Boeing 737222 (N9069U), Chicago, IL. Number 1 slat would not retract. Found leading edge anti ice telescoping tube bent, preventing slat from retracting

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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