# Incident 19971118038769I: Airbus A320232, Syracuse, NY, November 18, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 1997, 07:39 local time
- Place: Syracuse, NY
- Airport: Syracuse Hancock International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- 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: N409UA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N409UA-2024-03-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus Industrie A320-232 (registry code 3930326, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a320-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: IAE V2500SERIES (registry code 34601, https://openairdocs.org/engine/iae-v2500series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A320232
- People aboard: 116
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971118038769I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1997, AT 0739 LOCAL TIME, AN AIRBUS A-320, N409UA, OPERATED BY UNITED AIRLINES, INC., ON A FLIGHT FROM LAGUARDIA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO CHICAGO, IL, DIVERTED TO SYRACUSE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WITH THE FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT FIRE DEPRESSION SYSTEM WAS DISCHARGED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 28 IN SYRACUSE, NY WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT. CRASH, FIRE AND RESCUE PERSONNEL INSPECTED THE FORWARD COMPARTMENT AND THERE WAS NO SMOKE OR FIRE PRESENT AT THE TIME. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL INSPECTED THE FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM IN THE FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT AND COULD NOT FIND ANY DISCREPANCY AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N409UA (1)

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

- [Incident 20110404028369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110404028369I), Apr 4, 2011: Airbus Industrie A320-232 (N409UA), New Orleans, LA, Minor damage. On April 4, 2011 at approximately 0725 central daylight time (CDT) (UTC -5), an Airbus A320-232, registration N409UA, operated by united airlines, inc., as…

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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