# Incident 20020222002519I: Doug DC982, Buffalo, NY, February 22, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 2002, 20:19 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: N7537A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7537A-2018-12-18) (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
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020222002519I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2002 AT APPROXIMATELY 2019 EST, A MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-82, N7537A FLIGHT 353, OPERATED BY AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC., DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AT FLIGHT LEVEL 310 FROM LAG TO ORD, THE FLIGHT CREW EXPERIENCED SMOKE, SMELL OF PLASTIC AND ELECTRICAL WIRES BURNING IN THE FORWARD GALLEY AND COCKPIT AREAS. AFTER SHUTTING DOWN THE GALLEY POWER AND AIR CONDITIONING UNIT, THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO BUFFALO NIAGARA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. A LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. FIRE AND RESCUE RESPONDED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MECHANICS FOUND THE FORWARD GALLEYOVEN AT FAULT. THE OVEN ASSEMBLY WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. AN OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS SATISFACTORY AND THE AIRCRAFT 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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