20010210002709I

Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 737-301 · Buffalo, NY · February 10, 2001

Date
February 10, 2001 · 20:09 local
Place
Buffalo, NY
Airport
Greater Buffalo International
Phase of flight
Initial Approach-IFR
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
USAA
Aircraft
N585US
Reported as
Boeing 737301
People aboard
44
Fatal injuries
0

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 Saturday, February 10, 2001 at 2009 EST, a usairways B-737, N585US, flight 638, landed on runway 23 at the Buffalo niagra international airport after reporting a leading edge flap problem. The reported discrepancy was "le flap transit light remained on when flaps 10 selected get amber le flap transit light. Did qrh procedures. Get all green lights on overhead panel. Went back to flap 5. Landed buf flaps 5. No cb out." Maintenance remove d and replaced the flap indicator p/n 0022701. Iaw maintenance manual 27-52 and reset the flap load limiter. The ground check was okay and the aircraft was returned to service. This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2001 AT 2009 EST, A USAIRWAYS B-737, N585US, FLIGHT 638, LANDED ON RUNWAY 23 AT THE BUFFALO NIAGRA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AFTER REPORTING A LEADING EDGE FLAP PROBLEM. THE REPORTED DISCREPANCY WAS "LE FLAP TRANSIT LIGHT REMAINED ON WHEN FLAPS 10 SELECTED GET AMBER LE FLAP TRANSIT LIGHT. DID QRH PROCEDURES. GET ALL GREEN LIGHTS ON OVERHEAD PANEL. WENT BACK TO FLAP 5. LANDED BUF FLAPS 5. NO CB OUT." MAINTENANCE REMOVE D AND REPLACED THE FLAP INDICATOR P/N 0022701. IAW MAINTENANCE MANUAL 27-52 AND RESET THE FLAP LOAD LIMITER. THE GROUND CHECK WAS OKAY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

Other reports on N585US · 2

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