Trans States E145 near New York on Aug 7th 2018, smoke in cabin

Last Update: August 7, 2018 / 21:10:04 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 7, 2018

Classification
Incident

Cause
Smoke in cabin

Airline
Trans States Airlines

Flight number
AX-4697

Departure
Washington Dulles, United States

Destination
Providence, United States

Aircraft Registration
N12142

Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-145

ICAO Type Designator
E145

An Trans States Airlines Embraer ERJ-145 on behalf of United, registration N12142 performing flight AX-4697/UA-4697 from Washington Dulles,DC to Providence,RI (USA) with 53 people on board, was enroute at FL290 about 50nm southwest of New York's JFK Airport,NY (USA) when the crew reported smoke in the cabin and decided to divert to JFK. Descending towards JFK the crew advised the smoke was mainly in the cabin but they were starting to get some smoke in the cockpit, too. The aircraft landed safely on JFK's runway 22L about 20 minutes after leaving FL290. The aircraft stopped on the runway and was evacuated. The passengers were bussed to the terminal. Emergency services examined three passengers at the airport for minor ailment.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 7, 2018

Classification
Incident

Cause
Smoke in cabin

Airline
Trans States Airlines

Flight number
AX-4697

Departure
Washington Dulles, United States

Destination
Providence, United States

Aircraft Registration
N12142

Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-145

ICAO Type Designator
E145

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