Envoy E175 at Reno on Feb 11th 2023, flaps problem

Last Update: February 15, 2023 / 20:28:49 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 11, 2023

Classification
Incident

Cause
Flaps problem

Airline
Envoy Air

Flight number
AA-4227

Departure
Austin, United States

Destination
Reno, United States

Aircraft Registration
N244NN

Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-175

ICAO Type Designator
E175

An Envoy Embraer ERJ-175, registration N244NN performing flight AA-4227 from Austin,TX to Reno,NV (USA) with 46 people on board, was descending towards Reno when the crew stopped the descent at 11,000 feet reporting they had a message pop up of a flap failure and needed to run checklists. The crew subsequently inquired about runway conditions at Reno and decided to divert to Sacramento,CA (USA) declaring emergency. The aircraft climbed to 18,000 feet enroute to Sacramento and landed safely on Sacramento's runway 35L at a rather normal speed.

The aircraft remained on the ground in Sacramento for about 3 hours, then completed the flight to Reno arriving in Reno with a delay of about 3:20 hours.



Metars Reno:
KRNO 112255Z VRB03KT 10SM FEW020 FEW040 SCT050 09/00 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP111 CLDS TPG MTNS DSNT S THRU W T00890000=
KRNO 112155Z VRB03KT 10SM FEW020 SCT035 BKN050 07/M01 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP115 T00671006=
KRNO 112055Z 31003KT 10SM FEW020 SCT032 BKN050 BKN130 06/01 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP121 T00610006 58011=
KRNO 111955Z 33009KT 10SM FEW015 BKN025 BKN035 04/M01 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP134 T00391006=
KRNO 111855Z 34005KT 10SM FEW010 BKN020 OVC025 03/M01 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP141 T00281011=
KRNO 111755Z 36005KT 10SM FEW010 BKN020 OVC030 02/M01 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP137 4/003 933003 60016 T00171011 10028 20000 50005=
KRNO 111704Z 30003KT 10SM FEW008 BKN015 OVC020 01/M01 A2995 RMK AO2 T00111011=
KRNO 111655Z 30003KT 10SM FEW008 BKN014 OVC020 01/M01 A2995 RMK AO2 SNE26 SLP137 P0000 T00111006=

Metars Sacramento:
KSMF 112353Z 34007KT 10SM FEW120 16/03 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP117 T01560033 10156 20094 56015=
KSMF 112253Z 34008KT 10SM FEW110 15/03 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP118 T01500033=
KSMF 112153Z 34012KT 10SM FEW110 14/03 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP120 T01440033=
KSMF 112053Z 34009KT 10SM BKN110 13/03 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP132 T01280028 58030=
KSMF 111953Z 36012KT 10SM BKN130 13/03 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP149 T01280033=
KSMF 111853Z 34013KT 10SM FEW035 SCT100 12/04 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP158 T01170039=
KSMF 111753Z 34011KT 10SM BKN032 09/05 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP162 60000 T00940050 10094 20067 50000=
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N244NN
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
E175
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 Type
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Pounds of Thrust
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 11, 2023

Classification
Incident

Cause
Flaps problem

Airline
Envoy Air

Flight number
AA-4227

Departure
Austin, United States

Destination
Reno, United States

Aircraft Registration
N244NN

Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-175

ICAO Type Designator
E175

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