Commut E145 at Washington on Dec 24th 2019, multiple system failures
Last Update: December 25, 2019 / 21:12:10 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 24, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
Commutair
Flight number
UA-4902
Departure
Washington Dulles, United States
Destination
Jacksonville, United States
Aircraft Registration
N11194
Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-145
ICAO Type Designator
E145
A passenger reported during taxi for departure whenever engine power was increased there was a large groaning noise that the frequent flyer had never heard before. The aircraft taxied onto the runway and accelerated the engines to takeoff power, however, without releasing the brakes for about 30 seconds. Takeoff was without incident. Subsequently the flight felt "very erratic", the aircraft was speeding up and slowing down. After about 20 minutes the crew announced they were returning to Washington due to a technical issue. The aircraft landed safely about 20 minutes later, the speed fluctuations continued until landing. The aircraft was received by emergency services.
A replacement ERJ-145 registration N17169 reached Jacksonville with a delay of 3 hours.
The occurrence aircraft returned to service about 24 hours after landing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 24, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
Commutair
Flight number
UA-4902
Departure
Washington Dulles, United States
Destination
Jacksonville, United States
Aircraft Registration
N11194
Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-145
ICAO Type Designator
E145
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