Skywest CRJ9 near Minneapolis on Jan 29th 2020, hydraulic failure

Last Update: January 30, 2020 / 00:00:25 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 29, 2020

Classification
Incident

Cause
Hydraulic failure

Airline
Skywest Airlines

Flight number
DL-3705

Departure
Detroit, United States

Destination
San Antonio, United States

Aircraft Registration
N817SK

Aircraft Type
Canadair CL-600 Regional Jet CRJ-705

ICAO Type Designator
CRJ9

A Skywest Canadair CRJ-900 on behalf of Delta, registration N817SK performing flight DL-3705 from Detroit,MI to San Antonio,TX (USA), was enroute at FL340 about 70nm north of Memphis,TN (USA) when the crew decided to divert to Memphis due to a hydraulic failure. On approach to Memphis the crew advised they would need to perform an alternate gear extension, they were planning for a low approach to check whether the landing gear was down, and they would have no nosegear steering. The aircraft performed a low approach to Memphis' runway 36C, emergency services reported both main and nose gear appeared to be down and in position. The aircraft positioned for another approach to runway 36C and landed safely.

A replacement CRJ-900 registration N825SK reached San Antonio with a delay of about 6 hours.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N817SK
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
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Number of Seats
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ICAO Aircraft Type
CRJ9
Year of Manufacture
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Engine Count
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 29, 2020

Classification
Incident

Cause
Hydraulic failure

Airline
Skywest Airlines

Flight number
DL-3705

Departure
Detroit, United States

Destination
San Antonio, United States

Aircraft Registration
N817SK

Aircraft Type
Canadair CL-600 Regional Jet CRJ-705

ICAO Type Designator
CRJ9

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