# Incident 19971001031879I: Boeing 727, Buffalo, NY, October 1, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1997, 16:20 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Greater Buffalo International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- 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: N514DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N514DA-2015-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-232 (registry code 1384082, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series (registry code 52048, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971001031879I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1997, AT APPROXIMATELY 1620 EST, A DELTA B-727, FLIGHT 1428, EXPERIENCED A LEFT MAIN GEAR SIDE BAR FAILURE DURING TAXI AFTER LANDING AT BUFFALO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. MAINTENANCE R/R LEFT MAIN SIDE BAR, FERRIED THE AIRCRAFT TO ATL FOR FURTHER MAINTENANCE WHERE THE AIRCRAFT WILL BE RETURNED TO SERVICE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN CVG AT APPROXIMATELY 1535 EST. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N514DA (5)

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

- [Incident 19941128042519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941128042519I), Nov 28, 1994: Boeing 727232 (N514DA), Syracuse, NY. NR1 engine failed on takeoff roll. Aborted. Taxied to gate. Fuel pump shaft had sheared.
- [Incident 19900724047979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900724047979I), Jul 24, 1990: Boeing 727232 (N514DA), Shreveport, LA. Left main gear departed taxiway while taxiing to gate. Became stuck in mud. Passengers bussed to gate.
- [Incident 19870808049309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870808049309I), Aug 8, 1987: Boeing 727232 (N514DA), Bangor, ME. The aircraft experienced flap problems and returned to the airport. Mechanics diagnosed a flap actuator malfunction
- [Incident 19810716056269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810716056269I), Jul 16, 1981: Boeing 727232 (N514DA), Chicago, IL. Aircraft returned to ord. Leading edge flap indicator inoperative bad switch.
- [Incident 19800220026769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800220026769I), Feb 20, 1980: Boeing 727232 (N514DA), Memphis, TN. On landing rollout, blew tire #4 main. Number 2 and number 3 tires had flat spots.

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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