PSA CRJ9 near Pensacola on Mar 1st 2026, smoke in cockpit

Last Update: March 2, 2026 / 12:21:05 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 1, 2026

Classification
Incident

Cause
Smoke in cockpit

Airline
PSA Airlines

Flight number
AA-5063

Departure
Tallahassee, United States

Destination
Dallas Ft. Worth, United States

Aircraft Registration
N569NN

Aircraft Type
Canadair CL-600 Regional Jet CRJ-705

ICAO Type Designator
CRJ9

A PSA Airlines Canadair CRJ-900 on behalf of American Airlines, registration N569NN performing flight AA-5063 from Tallahassee,FL to Dallas Ft. Worth,TX (USA), was climbing through FL310 out of Tallahassee when the crew reported smoke in the cockpit and decided to divert to Pensacola,FL (USA). The crew advised they would evacuate the aircraft after landing. The aircraft continued for a safe landing on runway 17 about 15 minutes later and stopped on the runway. The aircraft was evacuated.

A replacement CRJ-900 registration N590NN positioned from Charlotte,NC (USA) to Pensacola, resumed the flight and reached Dallas with a delay of about 5 hours.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Pensacola about 24 hours after landing.

Related NOTAM:
!PNS 03/001 PNS RWY 17/35 CLSD 2603011154-2603011700
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
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Country of Registration
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Manufacturer
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ICAO Aircraft Type
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 1, 2026

Classification
Incident

Cause
Smoke in cockpit

Airline
PSA Airlines

Flight number
AA-5063

Departure
Tallahassee, United States

Destination
Dallas Ft. Worth, United States

Aircraft Registration
N569NN

Aircraft Type
Canadair CL-600 Regional Jet CRJ-705

ICAO Type Designator
CRJ9

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