Shuttle E175 near Detroit on Sep 17t h2013, avionics problem

Last Update: September 18, 2013 / 20:02:17 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 17, 2013

Classification
Incident

Airline
Shuttle America

Flight number
S5-5946

Departure
Chicago O'Hare, United States

Destination
New York La Guardia, United States

Aircraft Registration
N201JQ

Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-175

ICAO Type Designator
E175

A Shuttle America Embraer ERJ-175 on behalf of Delta Airlines, registration N201JQ performing flight S5-5946/DL-5946 from Chicago O'Hare,IL to New York La Guardia,NY (USA) with 41 passengers and 3 crew, was enroute at FL350 about 65nm southwest of Detroit,MI (USA) when the crew decided to return to Chicago due to a steering indication. It was subsequently decided to divert the aircraft to Indianapolis,IN, where the aircraft landed safely and stopped on the runway 05L. Emergency services checked the aircraft for possible leakages without finding any anomaly. The aircraft was subsequently towed to the gate, where the passengers disembarked normally.

The FAA reported the aircraft suffered an avionics problem.

A replacement Embraer ERJ-170 reached New York with a delay of 2 hours.

The incident aircraft was able to resume service the following morning.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 17, 2013

Classification
Incident

Airline
Shuttle America

Flight number
S5-5946

Departure
Chicago O'Hare, United States

Destination
New York La Guardia, United States

Aircraft Registration
N201JQ

Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-175

ICAO Type Designator
E175

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