# Incident 20011008028439I: Boeing 737301, Buffalo, NY, October 8, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 2001, 18:24 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Greater Buffalo International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- 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: N354US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N354US-2007-08-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-301 (registry code 138447R, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737301
- People aboard: 41
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011008028439I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2001, N354US, A B-737-301 OPERATED BY USAIRWAYS, INC., AFTER TAKEOFF AND DURING FLAP RETRACTION, THE FLAPS SPLIT AND AN ASSEMETRY TRIP RESULTED. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BUFFALO NIAGARA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. MAINTENANCE CHANGED A FLAP POSITION INDICATOR AND CLEANED THE CANNON PLUG. THE GROUND CHECK WAS OKAY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS 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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