# Incident 20020212002619I: Boeing 727225, Buffalo, NY, February 12, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 2002, 13:08 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Greater Buffalo International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- 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: N8887Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8887Z-2007-09-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-225 (registry code 1384077, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-225) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15 (registry code 52051, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727225
- People aboard: 149
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020212002619I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2002, DELTA FLIGHT #873, A B-727-225, N8887Z, DEPARTED THE BUFFALO NIAGARA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND EXPERIENCED A FORWARD CARGO HOLD "FIRE WARNING" LIGHT. THE CREW RETURNED TO BUF AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 23 AT 1308 LOCAL. FIRE AND RESCUE RESPONDED AND FOUND NO FIRE. THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE TERMINAL AND DEPLANED THE PASSENGERS. THE LOCAL FBO, PRIOR AVIATION, WAS SUMMONED AND INSPECTED THE CARGO HOLDS AND FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE, SMOKE OR ANY OVERHEATING. AT THIS POINT, DELTA MAINTENANCE CONTROL DISPATCHED MECHANICS FROM CIN WHO PERFORMED FURTHER INSPECTIONS ON DUCT LEAKAGE, FRAYED WIRES, ETC. NO DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND. A NUMBER OF RELATED COMPONENTS WERE CHANGED. THE AIRCRAFT OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS OKAY AFTER EXTENSIVE GROUND TESTS. THIS IS A REPEAT ITEM GOING BACK TO FEBRUARY 6, 2002. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N8887Z (1)

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

- [Incident 19880724055669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880724055669I), Jul 24, 1988: Boeing 727225 (N8887Z), Atlantic Ocean, FL. Encountered turbulence near thunderstorms. Seat belt sign on. 8 passengers and 3 attendants received minor injuries

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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