Skywest CRJ2 at Chattanooga on May 18th 2018, runway in need to be illuminated

Last Update: May 19, 2018 / 21:06:46 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 18, 2018

Classification
Incident

Flight number
DL-4757

Aircraft Registration
N477CA

ICAO Type Designator
CRJ2

A Skywest Canadair CRJ-200 on behalf of Delta Airlines, registration N477CA performing flight DL-4757 (dep May 17th) from Atlanta,GA to Chattanooga,TN (USA), was about to begin the approach to Chattanooga when the crew decided to stop the descent at 10,000 feet and return to Atlanta due to the runway lighting system being inoperative. The aircraft landed safely back in Atlanta about 45 minutes after departure.

The FAA reported a controller had inadvertently turned the runway lighting off instead of switching it to pilot control enabling flight crew to turn the lighting on via radio, when he closed the tower at about 23:40L (about 30 minutes prior to the flight's arrival). The runway lighting was subsequently switched to pilot control and the flight was able to depart again and land in Chattanooga.

The flight refueled in Atlanta, departed again after about 45 minutes on the ground and reached Chattanooga with a delay of about 1.5 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 18, 2018

Classification
Incident

Flight number
DL-4757

Aircraft Registration
N477CA

ICAO Type Designator
CRJ2

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