# Incident 20010322028269I: Boeing 737823, Buffalo, NY, March 22, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 2001, 20:15 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Greater Buffalo International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- 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: N951AA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N951AA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-823 (registry code 13844CB, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-823) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737823
- Reported engine: GE CFM56*
- People aboard: 84
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010322028269I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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