# Incident 19980419012779I: Boeing 737200, Buffalo, NY, April 19, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1998, 00:04 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Greater Buffalo International
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- 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: N10242, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10242-1998-06-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-2CO (registry code 1384488, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-2co) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737200
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980419012779I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: DURING DESCENT INTO BUF, CALA FLIGHT 1602, A 737-200, N10242, REPORTED A FLAP PROBLEM. THE FLAPS WOULD NOT EXTEND BELOW 15 DEGREES AND THE POSITION INDICATING NEEDLES WERE SPLIT. NO ROLL MOTIONS WERE FELT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY AND TAXIED TO THE TERMINAL. THE FLAPS WOULD NOT RETRACT ON THE GROUND. MECHANICS ARRIVED FROM EWR AND CHANGED THE RH FLAP POSITION TRANSMITTER IAW B737 MM 27-58-11. THE OPERATION CHECK WAS GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N10242 (1)

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

- [Incident 19970704020259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970704020259I), Jul 4, 1997: Boeing 7372C0 (N10242), Kansas City, MO. On departure had th NR1 hyd system shut down. Continued to destination, landed, replaced b system hose.

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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