# Incident 19980813038079I: Boeing 737217, Buffalo, NY, August 13, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1998, 21:31 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Greater Buffalo International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: C2XA
- 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: N14233, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14233-1999-06-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-217 (registry code 1384464, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-217) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737217
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980813038079I

## Narrative

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

(-5)ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 1998, AT APPROXIMATELY 2131 LOCAL, A CONTINENTAL EXPRESS B-737, N14233, FLIGHT 1160, ENROUTE FROM TORONTO, EXPERIENCED AN ILLUMINATION OF #2 ENGINE OIL FILTER BYPASS LIGHT.  THE FLIGHT CREW PROCEEDED TO ACCOMPLISH THE CHECKLIST AND THE LIGHT REMAINED ON.  THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT BUFFALO AIRPORT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.  CONTRACT MAINTENACE WAS SUMMONED AND THE ENGINE OIL SCREEN WAS REMOVED AND CLEANED, PER MAINTENANCE CONTROL.  THE OIL SCREEN WAS CLEAN OF DEBRIS WHEN REMOVED.  THE OIL PRESSURE SWITCH WAS THEN REPLACED AND THE SYSTEM OPS AND LEAK CHECK WAS OKAY.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO 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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