# Incident 20020306004579I: Boeing 727225, Buffalo, NY, March 6, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 2002, 07:25 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Greater Buffalo International
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- 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: N8875Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8875Z-2003-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-225 (registry code 1384077, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-225) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-1 series (registry code 52060, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-jt15d-1-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727225
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020306004579I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON WEDNESDAY MARCH 6, 2002, AT 0725 EST, A BOEING 727, N8875Z, FLIGHT 439, OPERATED BY DELTA AIRLINES, REPORTED AN AFT CARGO FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATING AT 500 FEET AFTER TAKEOFF. THE LIGHT WENT OUT AFTER ONE MINUTE. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BUF AIRPORT AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 5. FIRE AND RESCUE RESPONDED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT TECHNICIANS INSPECTED THE AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT. THEY DID NOT FIND ANY SMOKE OR HEAT INDICATION. AS A PRECAUTION, THE AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT WAS PLACARDED INOPERATIVE. THE AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT WAS DEFERRED UNDER MEL 26-00-19. SINCE THE AIRCRAFT WAS DE-ICED BEFORE THE FLIGHT, THE TECHNICIANS SUSPECT COME DE-ICING FLUID WAS INJECTED INTO THE AUXILLIARY POWER UNIT. THE OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS SATISFACTORY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N8875Z (1)

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

- [Incident 19990110005779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990110005779I), Jan 10, 1999: Boeing 727225 (N8875Z), Rochester, NY, Minor damage. (-5)On Sunday, januray 10, 1999, a delta airlines 727-225, flight 500 was struck by the de-ice truck boom while in the process of being deiced. Corporate…

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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