Piedmont E145 at Charlotte on Aug 14th 2020, fumes on board
Last Update: August 15, 2020 / 19:39:36 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 14, 2020
Classification
Incident
Cause
Fumes on board
Airline
Piedmont Airlines
Flight number
AA-4764
Departure
Charlotte, United States
Destination
Lexington, United States
Aircraft Registration
N634AE
Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-145
ICAO Type Designator
E145
A replacement ERJ-145 registration N645AE reached Lexington with a delay of about 3 hours.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for about 17.4 hours, then departed for positioning flight to Salisbury,MD (USA) but needed to declare emergency and return to Charlotte again landing safely about 7 minutes after departure.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 14, 2020
Classification
Incident
Cause
Fumes on board
Airline
Piedmont Airlines
Flight number
AA-4764
Departure
Charlotte, United States
Destination
Lexington, United States
Aircraft Registration
N634AE
Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-145
ICAO Type Designator
E145
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