# Incident 20030924030729I: Fokker F28MK0100, Buffalo, NY, September 24, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 2003, 20:40 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: N1466A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1466A-2004-03-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fokker F.28 MK 0100 (registry code 4990807, https://openairdocs.org/model/fokker-f-28-mk-0100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce TAY-650-15 (registry code 54557, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-tay-650-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FOKKER F28MK0100
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030924030729I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2003, AT 2040 EST, AMERICAN AIRLINE, FLT. 1485 FOKKER 100, LANDED AT THE BUFFALO AIRPORT, BUFFALO, NY AFTER REPORTING A VIBRATION IN THE NUMBER 2 ENGINE. THE ARFF RESPONDED AND THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT LOGBOOK PG. 7637260, DISCREPANCY STATED THE FOLLOWING: INFLIGHT AT 33,000 FT. HI VIBRATION ENGINE #2 INDICATION. RAN ICE SHED PROCEDURE, NO HELP. RAN HI VIBRATION CHECKLIST, LEFT #2 AT IDLE AND LANDED. NOTICED VIBRATION REDUCED AS WE DESCENDED. VIBRATION WAS ONLY N1. RAN ICE SHED PROCEDURE ABOUT 6 TIMES. CORRECTIVE ACTION: REMOVED AND REPLACED SPINNER. FOUND WATER INSIDE. INSPECTED INLET AND EXHAUST - NO DEFECTS NOTED. ACCOMPLISHED VIBRATION SURVEY TEST 6, HIGHEST VIB NOTED WAS .1 UNITS AT 85% N1. WELL WITHIN MAINTENANCE MANUAL LIMITS. OK FOR 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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