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Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 737* · Buffalo, NY · October 18, 1997

Date
October 18, 1997 · 13:11 local
Place
Buffalo, NY
Airport
Greater Buffalo International
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
UALA
Aircraft
N370UA
Reported as
Boeing 737*
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Narrative: on Saturday, October 18, 1997, at 1311 EDT, a Boeing 737, N370UA, flight 1085, operated by united airlines, on a flight from boston, Massachusetts to chicago, Illinois diverted to Buffalo international airport with electrical problems. The flight crew experienced left and right inertial reference unit light illumination. The flight crew switched to battery power, but did not receive an indication of having power. The aircraft landed without further incident. There were no injuries. A mechanic found the battery circuit breaker popped. The battery circuit breaker was set. An operational check was satisfactory and the aircraft was released for service. This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1997, AT 1311 EDT, A BOEING 737, N370UA, FLIGHT 1085, OPERATED BY UNITED AIRLINES, ON A FLIGHT FROM BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS TO CHICAGO, ILLINOIS DIVERTED TO BUFFALO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WITH ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THE FLIGHT CREW EXPERIENCED LEFT AND RIGHT INERTIAL REFERENCE UNIT LIGHT ILLUMINATION. THE FLIGHT CREW SWITCHED TO BATTERY POWER, BUT DID NOT RECEIVE AN INDICATION OF HAVING POWER. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A MECHANIC FOUND THE BATTERY CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. THE BATTERY CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS SET. AN OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS SATISFACTORY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.