Skywest CRJ2 near Minneapolis on Apr 13th 2013, generator failure
Last Update: April 15, 2013 / 23:05:26 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 13, 2013
Classification
Incident
Cause
Generator failure
Airline
Skywest Airlines
Flight number
OO-4828
Departure
Minneapolis, United States
Destination
Grand Forks, United States
Aircraft Registration
N781CA
Aircraft Type
Canadair Corporate Jetliner
ICAO Type Designator
CRJ2
The aircraft was able to depart again after about 30 minutes on the ground and reached Grand Forks with a delay of 90 minutes.
A passenger reported the crew announced a generator had failed, the third generator had been activated, however, as there was no possibility to repair the generator in Grand Forks they were returning to Minneapolis to have the generator checked by maintenance. The aircraft was able to depart again for Grand Forks.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 13, 2013
Classification
Incident
Cause
Generator failure
Airline
Skywest Airlines
Flight number
OO-4828
Departure
Minneapolis, United States
Destination
Grand Forks, United States
Aircraft Registration
N781CA
Aircraft Type
Canadair Corporate Jetliner
ICAO Type Designator
CRJ2
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