Trans States E145 near Indianapolis on Aug 21st 2014, smoke in cabin

Last Update: August 22, 2014 / 15:47:42 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 21, 2014

Classification
Incident

Flight number
AX-3398

Aircraft Registration
N855HK

Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-145

ICAO Type Designator
E145

A Trans States Airlines Embraer ERJ-145 on behalf of United, registration N855HK performing flight AX-3398/UA-3398 from Columbus,OH to Chicago O'Hare,IL (USA) with 48 people on board, was climbing out of Columbus when the crew stopped the climb at FL240 reporting smoke in the cabin and diverted to Indianapolis,IN (USA) for a safe landing about 18 minutes later. The passengers disembarked rapidly onto the runway.

Passengers reported a smell of smoke occurred in the cabin about 15 minutes after departure, shortly after the crew announced the aircraft would divert to Indianapolis because of smoke in the cabin.

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

Date of incident
Aug 21, 2014

Classification
Incident

Flight number
AX-3398

Aircraft Registration
N855HK

Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-145

ICAO Type Designator
E145

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