PSA CRJ9 at Kansas City on May 15th 2026, smoke in cabin

Last Update: May 16, 2026 / 16:12:55 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 15, 2026

Classification
Incident

Cause
Smoke in cabin

Airline
PSA Airlines

Flight number
AA-5318

Departure
Washington National, United States

Destination
Kansas City, United States

Aircraft Registration
N616NN

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 N616NN performing flight AA-5318 from Washington National,DC to Kansas City,MO (USA) with 76 people on board, was on final approach to Kansas City's runway 19L already cleared to land when the crew radioed they had a lot going on there shortly followed by the crew declaring emergency, they were continuing to land. The aircraft touched down on the runway about 1-2 minutes later, rolled out and vacated the runway stopping clear of the runway. The aircraft was evacuated via slides. There were no injuries.

A replacement CRJ-900 registration N553NN performed the return flight with a delay of about 5:15 hours.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Kansas City about 20 hours after landing.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N616NN
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
CRJ9
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Serial Number
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Engine Count
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 15, 2026

Classification
Incident

Cause
Smoke in cabin

Airline
PSA Airlines

Flight number
AA-5318

Departure
Washington National, United States

Destination
Kansas City, United States

Aircraft Registration
N616NN

Aircraft Type
Canadair CL-600 Regional Jet CRJ-705

ICAO Type Designator
CRJ9

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