PSA CRJ2 at Watertown on Jan 15th 2019, configuration problem
Last Update: January 16, 2019 / 22:31:12 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 15, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
PSA Airlines
Flight number
AA-5653
Departure
Watertown, United States
Destination
Philadelphia, United States
Aircraft Registration
N218PS
Aircraft Type
Canadair Corporate Jetliner
ICAO Type Designator
CRJ2
The airport reported the crew advised of a configuration problem with respect to the flight control surfaces.
Passengers reported the captain told them the aircraft had lost automatic control and they had reverted to manual control.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 15, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
PSA Airlines
Flight number
AA-5653
Departure
Watertown, United States
Destination
Philadelphia, United States
Aircraft Registration
N218PS
Aircraft Type
Canadair Corporate Jetliner
ICAO Type Designator
CRJ2
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