# Incident 20020313004479I: Doug DC932, Buffalo, NY, March 13, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 2002, 07:34 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Greater Buffalo International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: MWEA
- 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: N216ME, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N216ME-2005-01-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-32 (registry code 302206C, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-32) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC932
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020313004479I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 2002, AT 0734 EST, A DOUGLAS DC-9-32, N216ME, FLIGHT 273, OPERATED BY MIDWEST EXPRESS AIRLINES, ON A FLIGHT FROM EWK TO MKE DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AT LEVEL 310, THE FLIGHT CREW EXPERIENCED A DECREASING OIL PRESSURE WITH THE LEFT ENGINE. THE LOW OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FLIGHT CREW FOLLOWED COMPANY PROCEDURES DURING ENGINE SHUT DOWN. THE FLIGHT DIVERTED TO BUF AIRPORT AND A LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED ON RUNWAY 23. FIRE AND RESCUE RESPONDED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT TECHNICIAN FOUND OIL COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE EXHAUST. THEY REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LEFT ENGINE. THE OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS SATISFACTORY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N216ME (1)

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

- [Incident 20011128032709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011128032709I), Nov 28, 2001: Doug DC932 (N216ME), Kansas City, MO. (-23) On November 28, 2001, midwest express airlines, N216ME reported to ATC that it had a gear problem on takeoff from msy. The aircraft log entry indicated…

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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