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.
(-23) On Wednesday, October 13, 1999, at 0738 local, a Boeing 737, N412CE, flight 938, operated by vanguard airlines, departed from Buffalo niagara international airport and returned with a reported blown tire. A landing was accomplished without incident. Fire and rescue responded. There were no injuries. The aircraft was towed to the gate. An investigation found the flight attendant had reported an unusual smell in the forward galley area. The mechanics ran the engines at takeoff power, ran and checked operations on the packs. The engines and packs checked normal. The mechanic could ot duplicate the unusual smell in the cockpit or cabin area. An operational check could not duplicate the problem and the aircraft was released for service. This incident is considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1999, AT 0738 LOCAL, A BOEING 737, N412CE, FLIGHT 938, OPERATED BY VANGUARD AIRLINES, DEPARTED FROM BUFFALO NIAGARA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND RETURNED WITH A REPORTED BLOWN TIRE. A LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FIRE AND RESCUE RESPONDED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE GATE. AN INVESTIGATION FOUND THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT HAD REPORTED AN UNUSUAL SMELL IN THE FORWARD GALLEY AREA. THE MECHANICS RAN THE ENGINES AT TAKEOFF POWER, RAN AND CHECKED OPERATIONS ON THE PACKS. THE ENGINES AND PACKS CHECKED NORMAL. THE MECHANIC COULD OT DUPLICATE THE UNUSUAL SMELL IN THE COCKPIT OR CABIN AREA. AN OPERATIONAL CHECK COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.
Other reports on N412CE · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.