PSA CRJ7 at Washington on Sep 10th 2019, flaps fail
Last Update: September 15, 2019 / 18:09:07 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 10, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
PSA Airlines
Flight number
AA-5056
Departure
Washington National, United States
Destination
Providence, United States
Aircraft Registration
N706PS
Aircraft Type
Canadair CRJ-700
ICAO Type Designator
CRJ7
A passenger reported flight attendants advised they were needing to make an emergency landing at Dulles Airport, the passengers would need to adopt the brace position for landing and explained the procedures in case of evacuation. After holding for about 45 minutes flight attendants instructed the passengers to put window shades up and put the seats into their upright position, then nothing was heard anymore. The aircraft landed, a number of fire engines attended to the aircraft. The passenger commented: "It was truly bizarre, and a pretty terrifying experience for those on the flight, and the airline never told us why we went through it."
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 10, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
PSA Airlines
Flight number
AA-5056
Departure
Washington National, United States
Destination
Providence, United States
Aircraft Registration
N706PS
Aircraft Type
Canadair CRJ-700
ICAO Type Designator
CRJ7
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