# Incident 20000615032389I: Boeing 737401, Buffalo, NY, June 15, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 2000, 06:56 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Greater Buffalo International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- 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: N412US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N412US-2003-04-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-401 (registry code 138449B, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-401) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737401
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000615032389I

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 2000 AT 0656 EDT, A BOEING B-737, N412US, FLIGHT 1804, OPERATED BY USAIRWAYS, INC. RETURNED AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 23 AT BUFFALO NIAGARA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, AUFFALO, NY AFTER EXPERIENCING AIRCRAFT VIBRATIONS.  FIRE AND RESCUE RESPONDED.  THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE GATE WITHOUT INCIDENT.  THERE WERE ON INJURIES.  US AIRWAYS MECHANICS FOUND AND REPLACED THE LEFT ELEVATOR TRIM TAB ASSEMBLY WORN BOLT AND BUSHING.  A FUNCTIONAL CHECK WAS PERFORMED SATISFACTORILY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.  THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N412US (2)

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

- [Incident 19990829026689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990829026689I), Aug 29, 1999: Boeing 737401 (N412US), Indianapolis, IN. (-23) USA696, B737, inbound to ind, at 1735Z declared an emergency due to an unsafe nose gear indication. Aircraft did fly by at 1820Z. Aircraft landed at ind…
- [Incident 19930125003279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930125003279I), Jan 25, 1993: Boeing 737401 (N412US), Detroit, MI, Minor damage. Preparing to run NR1 engine for leak check. After start engine stopped. Flames from engine. Fire put out.

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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