Piedmont E145 near Boston on May 30th 2018, smoke in cockpit

Last Update: May 31, 2018 / 21:56:54 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 30, 2018

Classification
Incident

Cause
Smoke in cockpit

Airline
Piedmont Airlines

Flight number
PI-4933

Departure
Portland, United States

Destination
Philadelphia, United States

Aircraft Registration
N906AE

Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-145

ICAO Type Designator
E145

A Piedmont Airlines Embraer ERJ-145 on behalf of American Airlines, registration N906AE performing flight PI-4933/AA-4933 from Portland,ME to Philadelphia,PA (USA) with 34 passengers and 3 crew, was climbing out of Portland when the crew stopped the climb at FL240 reporting smoke in the cockpit and decided to divert to Boston,MA (USA) for a safe landing about 15 minutes later.

The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for 16 hours, then positioned to Philadelphia and is now still on the ground in Philadelphia four hours after landing.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N906AE
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
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Number of Seats
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ICAO Aircraft Type
E145
Year of Manufacture
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Serial Number
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Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
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Engine Count
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Engine Manufacturer
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Engine Model
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Engine Type
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Pounds of Thrust
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Main Owner
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 30, 2018

Classification
Incident

Cause
Smoke in cockpit

Airline
Piedmont Airlines

Flight number
PI-4933

Departure
Portland, United States

Destination
Philadelphia, United States

Aircraft Registration
N906AE

Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-145

ICAO Type Designator
E145

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