# Incident 19971018035109I: Boeing 737*, Buffalo, NY, October 18, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1997, 13:11 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Greater Buffalo International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- 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: N370UA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N370UA-2011-01-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-322 (registry code 138447Y, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-322) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737*
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971018035109I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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