American Eagle E135 near Springfield on Jul 22nd 2013, engine shut down in flight, smoke in cockpit

Last Update: July 23, 2013 / 19:25:14 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 22, 2013

Classification
Incident

Flight number
MQ-2940

Aircraft Registration
N857AE

Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-135

ICAO Type Designator
E135

An American Eagle Embraer ERJ-140, registration N857AE performing flight MQ-2940 from Dallas Ft. Worth,TX to Champaign,IL (USA) with 40 people on board, was enroute at FL330 about 45nm southsouthwest of Springfield,MO (USA) when the crew reported the left hand engine needed to be shut down and decided to divert to Springfield. The crew subsequently also reported smoke in the cockpit while descending towards Springfield and landed safely about 30 minutes after leaving FL330, the aircraft was able to taxi to the terminal.

The remainder of the flight was cancelled, the passengers were rebooked onto other flights.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 22, 2013

Classification
Incident

Flight number
MQ-2940

Aircraft Registration
N857AE

Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-135

ICAO Type Designator
E135

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