SA Express CRJ2 near Johannesburg on Nov 7th 2012, total AC failure
Last Update: November 7, 2012 / 19:55:58 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 7, 2012
Classification
Incident
Airline
SA Express
Flight number
XZ-1763
Departure
Johannesburg, South Africa
Destination
Gaborone, Botswana
Aircraft Registration
ZS-NMM
Aircraft Type
Canadair Corporate Jetliner
ICAO Type Designator
CRJ2
Ground Observer Johan Botha reported he heard a noise he believed to be coming from an Ilyushin IL-76 and ran out of his home to recognize the CRJ-200 on approach with the ADG deployed.
The flight to Gaborone was cancelled.
According to the AOM the ADG deploys only on total AC (electrical alternate current) failure and provides the aircraft with electrical backup power.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 7, 2012
Classification
Incident
Airline
SA Express
Flight number
XZ-1763
Departure
Johannesburg, South Africa
Destination
Gaborone, Botswana
Aircraft Registration
ZS-NMM
Aircraft Type
Canadair Corporate Jetliner
ICAO Type Designator
CRJ2
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