PSA CRJ7 at Charlotte on Aug 18th 2021, fuel leak

Last Update: August 21, 2021 / 19:42:11 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 18, 2021

Classification
Incident

Cause
Fuel leak

Airline
PSA Airlines

Flight number
AA-5222

Departure
Charlotte, United States

Destination
Gulfport, United States

Aircraft Registration
N516AE

Aircraft Type
Canadair CRJ-700

ICAO Type Designator
CRJ7

A PSA Airlines Canadair CRJ-700 on behalf of American Airlines, registration N516AE performing flight AA-5222 from Charlotte,NC to Gulfport,MS (USA) with 56 people on board, was climbing out of Charlotte's runway 18C when the crew stopped the climb at 5000 feet reporting a fuel leak, they were working to keep the aircraft balanced and needed to return to Charlotte. The aircraft entered a hold on the ILS to runway 18L (one racetrack) to complete their checklists and landed safely on runway 18L about 32 minutes after departure.

A replacement CRJ-700 registration N534AE reached Gulfport with a delay of 6:45 hours.

The occurrence aircraft returned to service about 47 hours after landing back.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N516AE
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
CRJ7
Year of Manufacture
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Serial Number
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Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
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Engine Count
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Engine Manufacturer
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Engine Model
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Pounds of Thrust
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 18, 2021

Classification
Incident

Cause
Fuel leak

Airline
PSA Airlines

Flight number
AA-5222

Departure
Charlotte, United States

Destination
Gulfport, United States

Aircraft Registration
N516AE

Aircraft Type
Canadair CRJ-700

ICAO Type Designator
CRJ7

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