# Incident 19981004035009I: Boeing 737*, Buffalo, NY, October 4, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1998, 20:35 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Greater Buffalo International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- 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: N321UA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N321UA-2013-07-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-322 (registry code 138447Y, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-322) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CFM56 series (registry code 30016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737*
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981004035009I

## Narrative

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

ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1998, A BOEING 737, N32IUA, FLIGHT 1070, OPERATED BY UNITED AIRLINES, DEPARTED FROM HARTFORD, CT FOR CHICAGO, IL AND EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM DURING CRUISE FLIGHT.  THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO BUFFALO NIAGARA AIRPORT.  A LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT INCIDENT.  FIRE AND RESCUE RESPONDED.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES.  THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE GATE WHERE MECHANICS FOUND THE FORWARD CARGO DOOR SEAL PARTIALLY OUT OF TRACK AT THE LOWER FORWARD END.  THE MECHANIC SECURED THE SEAL.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS PRESSURIZED WITH ENGINES AND APU PNEUMATICS.  AN OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS SATISFACTORY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.  THE INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N321UA (2)

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

- [Accident 19970608021679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970608021679A), Jun 8, 1997: Boeing 737322 (N321UA), Valparaiso, IN. Broke out under clouds. Took evasive action to miss other plane. Flight attendent seriously injured. Other unknown. (-23) on June 8, 1997, at 0917 central…
- [Incident 19941112040739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941112040739I), Nov 12, 1994: Boeing 737322 (N321UA), Lincoln, NE. APU fire light on. Diverted to lnk. No fire evidence at lnk. At den found shorted APU wiring harness.

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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