Envoy E145 at Chicago on Mar 1st 2019, unexpected turn on departure causes loss of separation
Last Update: March 2, 2019 / 19:20:19 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 1, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
Envoy Air
Flight number
MQ-3603
Departure
Chicago O'Hare, United States
Destination
Birmingham, United States
Aircraft Registration
N662EH
Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-145
ICAO Type Designator
E145
An American Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration N959AN performing flgiht AA-272 from Chicago O'Hare,IL to New York JFK,NY (USA), was climbing out of runway 09R on a different tower frequency having become airborne almost the same time as MQ-3603, a loss of separation occurred with MQ-3603.
Tower 10L recognized the conflict, MQ-3603 had already turned onto a heading of about 045 degrees, and instructed MQ-3603 to stop the climb followed by an instruction "turn right heading 140 immediately". The crew stopped the climb at about 1800 feet MSL and turned right, the aircraft became clear of conflict.
Both aircraft continued to their destinations without further incident.
The FAA opened an investigation into the occurrence.
American Airlines reported both American Airlines and Envoy are aware of the issue and are cooperating with the investigation.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 1, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
Envoy Air
Flight number
MQ-3603
Departure
Chicago O'Hare, United States
Destination
Birmingham, United States
Aircraft Registration
N662EH
Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-145
ICAO Type Designator
E145
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