# Incident 19991013031069I: Boeing 737205, Buffalo, NY, October 13, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 1999, 07:38 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Greater Buffalo International
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: P2EA
- 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: N412CE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N412CE-2013-07-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-205 (registry code 1384456, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-205) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737205
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991013031069I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

- [Incident 20000610021789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000610021789I), Jun 10, 2000: Boeing 737205 (N412CE), Kansas City, MO, Minor damage. (-23) During the climbout, stick shaker went off at 210 knots. On flap retraction, shaker continued with airspeed in limits. Aircraft returned to Kansas City…
- [Incident 20000422019569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000422019569I), Apr 22, 2000: Boeing 737205 (N412CE), Kansas City, MO. (-23)On April 22, 2000, vanguard airlines, fligth 307, was enroute from mci to den. During climbout from mci the pilot reported that at 21,500 feet, cabin PSI…
- [Incident 19990725023749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990725023749I), Jul 25, 1999: Boeing 737205 (N412CE), Kansas City, MO, Minor damage. (-23) On July 25, 1999, vanguard airlines, flight 301, a Boeing 737, was enroute from mci to den, when the landing gear would not go up on take off. No…
- [Incident 19990331018479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990331018479I), Mar 31, 1999: Boeing 737205 (N412CE), Kansas City, MO. (-5) Pilot reported "loud noise occurred just upon lift off. Noise sounded like a loud bang around the nose wheel area. All cockpit indications normal."…

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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