PSA CRJ7 at Philadelphia on May 2nd 2021, cracked windshield
Last Update: May 7, 2021 / 22:12:21 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 2, 2021
Classification
Incident
Cause
Cracked windshield
Airline
PSA Airlines
Flight number
AA-5179
Departure
Philadelphia, United States
Destination
Birmingham, United States
Aircraft Registration
N541EA
Aircraft Type
Canadair CRJ-700
ICAO Type Designator
CRJ7
A replacement Canadair CRJ-700 registration N527EA reached Birmingham with a delay of about 8.5 hours.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for about 9 hours, then positioned to Norfolk climbing to a maximum of 10,000 feet and remained on the ground in Norfolk for 3 days before returning to service.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 2, 2021
Classification
Incident
Cause
Cracked windshield
Airline
PSA Airlines
Flight number
AA-5179
Departure
Philadelphia, United States
Destination
Birmingham, United States
Aircraft Registration
N541EA
Aircraft Type
Canadair CRJ-700
ICAO Type Designator
CRJ7
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