# Incident 19970924032549I: Doug DC9, Syracuse, NY, September 24, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 1997, 07:01 local time
- Place: Syracuse, NY
- Airport: Syracuse Hancock International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 43.1112° N, 76.1063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTL (SYR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1112&lon=-76.1063&mi=10
- Aircraft: N997VJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N997VJ-2005-02-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-31 (registry code 3022065, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC9
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970924032549I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1997, AT 710 EST, A DOUGLAS DC-9, N997VJ, FLIGHT 1629, OPERATED BY US AIRWAYS ON A FLIGHT FROM ALBANY, NEW YORK TO OTTAWA, ONTARIO, CANADA DIVERTED TO SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WITH ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE DISCREPANCIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR CONTINUED SERVICE. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT ARRIVED AT PITTSBURGH, PA FOR AN OVERNIGHT, SERVICE WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND THE RIGHT BUS BAR 35 AMP CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS REPLACED AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. THE OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS SATISFACTORY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N997VJ (3)

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

- [Incident 19920909039829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920909039829I), Sep 9, 1992: Doug DC931 (N997VJ), Raleigh-Durham, NC. Decrease in oil quantity and pressure on NR2 engine. Shut engine down. Landed safely.
- [Incident 19790609014649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790609014649I), Jun 9, 1979: Doug DC931 (N997VJ), Pittsburgh, PA. Engine fire warning light after takeoff, returned. Hot air from broken anti ice duct had activated detector.
- [Incident 19790412013869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790412013869I), Apr 12, 1979: Doug DC9 (N997VJ), Orlando, FL. Diverted to discharge passenger with a hearat attack.

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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