Envoy E135 at Charlotte on Oct 2nd 2020, bleed air leak, burning smell

Last Update: October 3, 2020 / 20:06:48 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 2, 2020

Classification
Incident

Airline
Envoy Air

Flight number
AA-4179

Aircraft Registration
N840AE

Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-135

ICAO Type Designator
E135

An Envoy Embraer ERJ-135, registration N840AE performing flight AA-4179 from Charlotte,NC to Shreveport,LA (USA), was climbing out of Charlotte when the crew requested to level off at 10,000 feet advising they might need to declare emergency. The crew subsequently reported they had a bleed air leak with the right hand engine and a burning odour on board. The aircraft returned to Charlotte for a safe landing on runway 36C about 30 minutes after departure.

A replacement ERJ-135 registration N837AE reached Shreveport with a delay of 2 hours.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Charlotte about 27 hours after landing back.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 2, 2020

Classification
Incident

Airline
Envoy Air

Flight number
AA-4179

Aircraft Registration
N840AE

Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-135

ICAO Type Designator
E135

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