19991203034879I

Incident

FAA incident report · Doug DC982 · Buffalo, NY · December 3, 1999

Date: December 3, 1999 · 23:04 local
Place: Buffalo, NY
Airport: Greater Buffalo International
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: USAA
Aircraft: N823US
Reported as: Doug DC982
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8*
People aboard: 51
Fatal injuries: 0

N823USRegistration cancelled Mar 18, 2004 · Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82)S/N 49142 · Built 1982 Airframe modelMcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82)Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D seriesTurbo-jet

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 Friday, December 3, 1999 at 2304 EST, a DC-9-82 aircraft, operated by us faiways as flight 1648 landed on runway 23 at Buffalo, new york after an in-flight shut-down of the left engine due to a thrust reverser unlock light illumination. Company maintenance personnel changed the engine due to a fragmented power turbine wheel. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and an IFR flight plan had been filed. The aircraft was not damaged and no person was injured. The flight originated at pittsburgh, pa on December 3, 1999 at 2220 hours. This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1999 AT 2304 EST, A DC-9-82 AIRCRAFT, OPERATED BY US FAIWAYS AS FLIGHT 1648 LANDED ON RUNWAY 23 AT BUFFALO, NEW YORK AFTER AN IN-FLIGHT SHUT-DOWN OF THE LEFT ENGINE DUE TO A THRUST REVERSER UNLOCK LIGHT ILLUMINATION. COMPANY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL CHANGED THE ENGINE DUE TO A FRAGMENTED POWER TURBINE WHEEL. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED AND NO PERSON WAS INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT PITTSBURGH, PA ON DECEMBER 3, 1999 AT 2220 HOURS. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.