Copa E190 near Mexico City on Oct 18th 2018, autopilot failure

Last Update: October 18, 2018 / 20:39:07 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 18, 2018

Classification
Incident

Flight number
CM-156

Aircraft Registration
HP-1565CMP

Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-190

ICAO Type Designator
E190

A Copa Airlines Embraer ERJ-190, registration HP-1565CMP performing flight CM-156 from Monterrey (Mexico) to Panama City (Panama) with 69 passengers and 5 crew, was enroute at FL350 about 90nm east of Mexico City (Mexico) when the crew decided to divert to Mexico City reporting the failure of the autopilot. The aircraft landed safely in Mexico City about 35 minutes later.

The aircraft is still on the ground in Mexico City 7 hours after landing.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 18, 2018

Classification
Incident

Flight number
CM-156

Aircraft Registration
HP-1565CMP

Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-190

ICAO Type Designator
E190

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