Commut E145 at Greenville on Jan 28th 2019, smoke detector activated

Last Update: January 29, 2019 / 22:10:48 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 28, 2019

Classification
Incident

Airline
Commutair

Flight number
UA-4949

Departure
Greenville, United States

Destination
Newark, United States

Aircraft Registration
N14143

Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-145

ICAO Type Designator
E145

A Commutair Embraer ERJ-145 on behalf of United, registration N14143 performing flight UA-4949 from Greenville,SC to Newark,NJ (USA) with 40 people on board, was climbing out of Greenville when the crew stopped the climb at 6000 feet due to the activation of a smoke detector. The aircraft returned to Greenville for a safe landing about 12 minutes after departure. Attending emergency services did not find any trace of fire, heat or smoke.

The aircraft was able to depart again after about 3 hours on the ground and reached Newark with a delay of 2:40 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 28, 2019

Classification
Incident

Airline
Commutair

Flight number
UA-4949

Departure
Greenville, United States

Destination
Newark, United States

Aircraft Registration
N14143

Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-145

ICAO Type Designator
E145

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