# Incident 20040217008249I: Boeing 717200, Buffalo, NY, February 17, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 2004, 11:34 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: ZZDA
- 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: N956AT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N956AT-2025-09-30) (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
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040217008249I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 17, 2004, AT 1134 AM EDT, A BOEING 717, N956AT, FLIGHT 558, OPERATED BY AIR TRAN AIRLINES LANDED ON RUNWAY 23 AT BUFFALO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AFTER REPORTING A CRACKED WINDSHIELD. FIRE AND RESCUE RESPONDED. THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE GATE WITHOUT INCIDENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT TECHNICIAN REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CAPTAIN'S WINDSHIELD. A FUNCTIONAL CHECK WAS PERFORMED SATISFACTORILY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N956AT (1)

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

- [Accident 20061110031149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061110031149A), Nov 10, 2006: Boeing 717200 (N956AT), Memphis, TN, Substantial damage. (-23) The accident airplane was directed by Memphis tower to land on runway 36 right. After landing the airplane was to turn left at the next intersection and…

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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