Commut E145 at Portland on Dec 30th 2019, rejected takeoff due to smoke on flight deck
Last Update: December 31, 2019 / 22:43:07 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 30, 2019
Classification
Incident
Cause
Rejected takeoff
Airline
Commutair
Flight number
UA-4987
Departure
Portland, United States
Destination
Newark, United States
Aircraft Registration
N13161
Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-145
ICAO Type Designator
E145
A passenger reported the captain announced they had fumes/smoke in the cockpit, they believed due to excess of de-icing fluid in the engines. The runway conditions would have been good despite the heavy snow fall at the time.
The aircraft, that had been delayed by about 6 hours for departure already, remained on the ground for 16 hours, then departed again for the flight and reached Newark with a delay of 22 hours.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 30, 2019
Classification
Incident
Cause
Rejected takeoff
Airline
Commutair
Flight number
UA-4987
Departure
Portland, United States
Destination
Newark, United States
Aircraft Registration
N13161
Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-145
ICAO Type Designator
E145
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