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FAA incident report · Boeing 737-823 · Buffalo, NY · March 22, 2001

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Date
March 22, 2001 · 20:15 local
Place
Buffalo, NY
Airport
Greater Buffalo International
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
AALA
Aircraft
N951AA
Reported as
Boeing 737823
Reported engine
GE CFM56*
People aboard
84
Fatal injuries
0
N951AARegistered now · Boeing 737-823S/N 29538 · Built 2000Airframe modelBoeing 737-823Engine modelCFM International CFM56 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

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(-23) On Thursday, March 22, 2001 at 2015 local, an American airlines B-737-800, at flight level 370, experienced three loud stalls from the right hand engine. The auto throttle was disconnected and the engine ran okay for 10 minutes and then stalled twice more. The aircraft diverted from its planned destination of jfk and landed at buf. The right hand engine operated normally during descent and landing. Aala maintenance arrived and replaced the right hand engine. The aircraft was ferried to ord and later returned to service. This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 2001 AT 2015 LOCAL, AN AMERICAN AIRLINES B-737-800, AT FLIGHT LEVEL 370, EXPERIENCED THREE LOUD STALLS FROM THE RIGHT HAND ENGINE. THE AUTO THROTTLE WAS DISCONNECTED AND THE ENGINE RAN OKAY FOR 10 MINUTES AND THEN STALLED TWICE MORE. THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED FROM ITS PLANNED DESTINATION OF JFK AND LANDED AT BUF. THE RIGHT HAND ENGINE OPERATED NORMALLY DURING DESCENT AND LANDING. AALA MAINTENANCE ARRIVED AND REPLACED THE RIGHT HAND ENGINE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO ORD AND LATER RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.