# Accident 20030326025189A: Boeing 717200, New York, NY, March 26, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 2003, 22:35 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: La Guardia
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: ZZDA
- Location: 40.7778° N, 73.8756° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7778&lon=-73.8756&mi=10
- Aircraft: N957AT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N957AT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 717-200 (registry code 1383700, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-717-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: BMW Rolls BR-700 series (registry code 09500, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bmw-rolls-br-700-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 717200
- Reported engine: RROYCE BR700*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 1,196 in this make and model, 266 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC03FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03FA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030326025189A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRTRAN FLT 356 MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT LA-GUARDIA AIRPORT DUE TO SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND COCKPIT DISPLAY UNITS IN FLIGHT DECK BLINKING ON AND OFF. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AND THE CREW INITIATED AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION ON THE TAXIWAY. NOTE: THE TOTAL AIRFRAME HOURS AND CYCLES LISTED ON PAGE 1 ARE APPROXIMATE TIME AS OF JANUARY 2003.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC03FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03FA067), Mar 27, 2003: Boeing 717-200 (N957AT), Flushing, NY, minor damage. Probable cause: A failure of the left power control distribution unit (PCDU).

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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