19971001032419I

Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 737* · Buffalo, NY · October 1, 1997

Date: October 1, 1997 · 21:30 local
Place: Buffalo, NY
Airport: Greater Buffalo International
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: CALA
Aircraft: N59338
Reported as: Boeing 737*
People aboard: 5
Fatal injuries: 0

N59338Registration cancelled Mar 21, 2013 · Boeing 737-3TOS/N 23576 · Built 1987 Airframe modelBoeing 737-3TO Engine modelCFM International CFM56 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on Wednesday, October 1, 1997,at approximately 2100 EST, a Continental B-737, flight 241, experienced a number one generator failure and smoke in the cockpit at FL350. The flight diverted and landed at Buffalo international airport without further incident. Maintenance r/r #1 generator and battery charger and returned the aircraft to service. There were no injuries and no damage to the aircraft. The flight originated at ewr at approximately 1958 EST. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and an IFR flight plan was filed. This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1997,AT APPROXIMATELY 2100 EST, A CONTINENTAL B-737, FLIGHT 241, EXPERIENCED A NUMBER ONE GENERATOR FAILURE AND SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AT FL350. THE FLIGHT DIVERTED AND LANDED AT BUFFALO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE R/R #1 GENERATOR AND BATTERY CHARGER AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT EWR AT APPROXIMATELY 1958 EST. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.