# Incident 20000119001049I: Boeing 727222, Buffalo, NY, January 19, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 2000, 09:16 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Greater Buffalo International
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- 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: N7295U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7295U-2013-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-222 (registry code 1384073, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-222) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727222
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D15
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000119001049I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2000, AT APPROXIMATELY 0916 LOCAL, A UNITED AIRLINES B-727, N729RU, EXPERIENCED A #3 ENGINE FIRE WARNING AT V1 ON TAKEOFF FROM BUFFALO NIAGARA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, BUFFALO, NY.  THE CREW SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND THE FIRE WARNING LIGHT WENT OUT.  THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO BUF WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.  MAINTENANCE REPORTED A BLEED AIR DUCT FAILURE.  THERE WAS NO ACTUAL FIRE AND NO INJURIES REPORTED.  8TH STAGE BLEED AIR DUCT REPLACED AND COWLING BLOWOUT PANEL REPLACED.  THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N7295U (2)

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

- [Incident 19950514022419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950514022419I), May 14, 1995: Boeing 727222 (N7295U), Cleveland, OH. Low oil pressure NR3 engine. Shut down. Diverted cle. Garlock seal fuel pump drive seal failed.
- [Incident 19831028068699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831028068699I), Oct 28, 1983: Boeing 727222 (N7295U), Chicago, IL, Substantial damage. Unsafe gear indication on left main landing gear. Wheel forced down. Serrated actuator mounting pad out of place.

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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