# Incident 19990626023629I: Fokker F28MK0100, Buffalo, NY, June 26, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1999, 09:12 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Greater Buffalo International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- 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: N862US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N862US-2003-04-22) (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: 58
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990626023629I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SATURDAY, JUNE 26, 1999, A USAIRWAYS FOKKER F100, N862US, DIVERTED TO BUFFALO NIAGRA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AFTER REPORTING SMOKE PUFFS ABOVE THE GLARESHIELD AT FL 290.  THE AIRCRAFT HAD DEPARTED PIT ENROUTE TO NEWARK, NJ.  COMPANY MAINTENANCE IN BUFFALO FOUND THE CAPTAIN'S WINDSHIELD PI LEAD BEGINNING TO DELAMINATE.  THEY REPLACED THE CAPTAIN'S WINDSHIELD AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.  THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N862US (1)

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

- [Incident 19900621032659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900621032659I), Jun 21, 1990: Fokker F28MK0100 (N862US), Syracuse, NY. Vibration near rear door. Completed flight. Left stubwing blow out door was loose. Adjusted the spring tension.

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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