# Incident 20010707021829I: Doug DC982, Buffalo, NY, July 7, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 2001, 08:04 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Greater Buffalo International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- 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: N413AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N413AA-2017-09-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82) (registry code 3022082, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-82-md-82) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC982
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D
- People aboard: 33
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010707021829I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SATURDAY, JULY 7, 2001 AT 8:04 AM EDT, A DC-9-82, N413AA, OPERATED BY AMERICAN AIRLINES AS FLIGHT #307, DEPARTED LGA BOUND FOR ORD. AT THE END OF THE CLIMBOUT, THE CO-PILOT NOTICED THE BATTERY CHARGER LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED NUMEROUS CABIN LIGHTING INOPERATIVE. THE CO-PILOT RAN THE CHECKLIST. HE WAS UNABLE TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION. DISPATCH AND TULSA MAINTENANCE WERE CONTACTED. THEY WERE UNABLE TO RECTIFY IT ALSO. AT THIS TIME, BUFFALO WAS 88 NAUTICAL MILES AHEAD AND THE DECISION WAS MADE TO LAND THERE BEFORE GETTING INTO WEATHER. BUFFALO FBO, PRIOR AVIATION, WORKING AT THE DIRECTION OF MAINTENANCE CONTROL, REMOVED AND REPLACED THE BATTERY CHARGER AND LEFT AND RIGHT BATTERY. AN OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS NORMAL AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N413AA (1)

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

- [Incident 19940208005789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940208005789I), Feb 8, 1994: Doug DC982 (N413AA), Washington, DC. Narrative: flight made an ILS approach to runway 36 at dca. Tower reported braking action as good by a B-737 and CE-650. Minimum autobrakes were selected by…

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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