# Incident 20010228003599I: Boeing 737522, Buffalo, NY, February 28, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 2001, 07:51 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Greater Buffalo International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- 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: N935UA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N935UA-2010-07-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-522 (registry code 138449F, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-522) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737522
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010228003599I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 28, 2001, AT 0751 LOCAL, UNITED FLIGHT 697, A BOEING 737, N935UA, DURING CRUISE FLIGHT HEARD TWO LOUD BANGS AND PASSENGERS REPORTED SEEING FLAMES FROM THE BACK OF THE ENGINE. THE FLIGHT CREW EXPERIENCED #2 ENGINE FLAME OUT. A LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FIRE AND RESCUE RESPONDED. THERE WERE NOT ANY INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 23 AT THE BUFFALO NIAGARA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (BUF) AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRPLANE MECHANIC FOUND THE #2 ENGINE, N2 STAGE SEIZED. THE #2 ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. THE MECHANIC RAN THE INSTALLED ENGINE WITH SATISFACTORY RESULTS. THE A/C WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

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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