# Incident 19970919030319I: Doug DC862, Buffalo, NY, September 19, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1997, 11:53 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Greater Buffalo International
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CKSA
- 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: N801MG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N801MG-2003-03-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-62 (registry code 302197B, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-8-62) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT3D series (registry code 52035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt3d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC862
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970919030319I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1997 AT 11:53 LOCAL TIME, A MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-8-63, S/N 45986, REGISTERED TO AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL AIRWAYS, HEARD A VERY LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE NOSE GEAR AREA OF THE AIRCRAFT WHILE INBOUND TO BUFFALO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE PILOT NOTIFIED ATC AND CFR RESPONDED. THE PLANE LANDED AT BUFFALO WITH NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT (YIP) DETROIT, MICHIGAN. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RIGHT ACCESS COVER TO THE TURBO COMPRESSOR FLAPPING OFF ITS ATTACHING SNAPS AND RESECURED THE COVER. THE NOSE GEAR DOORS, WHEEL WELLS AND SURROUNDING AREA WAS VISUALLY INSPECTED AND NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N801MG (1)

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

- [Incident 20000111003289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000111003289I), Jan 11, 2000: Doug DC862 (N801MG), Fort Wayne, IN. Aircraft hydraulic press dropped to mid-scale. Found cracked pump housing on standby rudder pump.

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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