# Incident 19990713023619I: Fokker F28MK0100, Buffalo, NY, July 13, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1999, 18:42 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Greater Buffalo International
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- 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: N855US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N855US-2007-06-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fokker F.28 MK 0100 (registry code 4990807, https://openairdocs.org/model/fokker-f-28-mk-0100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce TAY-650-15 (registry code 54557, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-tay-650-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FOKKER F28MK0100
- People aboard: 90
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990713023619I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON TUESDAY, JULY 13, 1999, AT 1842 LOCAL, A USAIRWAYS F100, N855US, REPORTED A FLAP ASYMMETRY PROBLEM INBOUND TO BUFFALO NIAGARA AIRPORT.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.  MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATED AND DETERMINED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD BE FERRIED TO PIT AT "O" DEGREE FLAP SETTING FOR REPAIR.  THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N855US (4)

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

- [Incident 20000726036039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000726036039I), Jul 26, 2000: Fokker F28MK0100 (N855US), Syracuse, NY. (-23)On Wednesday, July 26, 2000, U.S. Airways flight 1802, an F-100, N855US, was enroute from pittsburg, pa (pit) to new york, NY (lga) when the crew noted a…
- [Incident 19931128048449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931128048449I), Nov 28, 1993: Fokker F28MK0100 (N855US), Albany, NY. Smoke in cabin en route. Diverted to Albany. Found left pack contaminated with oil.
- [Incident 19920514018219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920514018219I), May 14, 1992: Fokker F28MK0100 (N855US), Des Moines, IA. NR1 hydraulic system low quantity light on. Found a crack in left MLG down line and leak in NR1 engine reverser.
- [Incident 19900126009999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900126009999I), Jan 26, 1990: Fokker F28MK0100 (N855US), Boston, MA. Experienced loss of fuel flow to left engine. Engine flamed out. An unsuccessful relight was attempted.

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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