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Incident

FAA incident report · Doug DC981 · Buffalo, NY · January 2, 1998

Date: January 2, 1998 · 16:14 local
Place: Buffalo, NY
Airport: Greater Buffalo International
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: USAA
Aircraft: N819US
Reported as: Doug DC981
People aboard: 66
Fatal injuries: 0

N819USRegistration cancelled Jul 28, 2008 · Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-81(MD-81)S/N 48099 Airframe modelMcdonnell Douglas DC-9-81(MD-81)

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 Friday, January 2, 1998 at 1514 EDT, a Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-81, N819US, s/n 48099, registered to U.S. Airways, inc., returned and landed at the Buffalo international airport on runway 23, after the right engine failed. The crash, fire and rescue responded and the aircraft taxied to the ramp without incident. Maintenance personnel removed and replaced the right engine assembly and then 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. The flight originated at the Buffalo international airport. This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 2, 1998 AT 1514 EDT, A MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-81, N819US, S/N 48099, REGISTERED TO U.S. AIRWAYS, INC., RETURNED AND LANDED AT THE BUFFALO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON RUNWAY 23, AFTER THE RIGHT ENGINE FAILED. THE CRASH, FIRE AND RESCUE RESPONDED AND THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REMOVED AND REPLACED THE RIGHT ENGINE ASSEMBLY AND THEN 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. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE BUFFALO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.