19971130039539I

Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 737* · Buffalo, NY · November 30, 1997

Date: November 30, 1997 · 15:14 local
Place: Buffalo, NY
Airport: Greater Buffalo International
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: CALA
Aircraft: UNKNOWN
Reported as: Boeing 737*
People aboard: 5
Fatal injuries: 0

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What happened

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

(-23) On Sunday, November 30, 1997 at approximately 1514 EST, a Continental B-737, flight 1264, diverted and landed at Buffalo, new york while enroute from newark, NJ to toronto, Canada. The aircraft experienced a crack in a hydraulic line on system a and the loss of nose wheel steering after landing. Maintenance repaired and replaced the cracked line and returned the aircraft to service. The aircraft landed at Buffalo, new york without further incident. The aircraft was not damaged and there were no injuries. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and an IFR flight plan was filed. The flight originated at ewr. This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1997 AT APPROXIMATELY 1514 EST, A CONTINENTAL B-737, FLIGHT 1264, DIVERTED AND LANDED AT BUFFALO, NEW YORK WHILE ENROUTE FROM NEWARK, NJ TO TORONTO, CANADA. THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A CRACK IN A HYDRAULIC LINE ON SYSTEM A AND THE LOSS OF NOSE WHEEL STEERING AFTER LANDING. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED AND REPLACED THE CRACKED LINE AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT BUFFALO, NEW YORK WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT EWR. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.