Envoy CRJ7 near Abilene on Oct 14th 2014, gear problem

Last Update: October 16, 2014 / 21:04:07 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 14, 2014

Classification
Incident

Cause
Gear problem

Airline
Envoy Air

Flight number
MQ-3362

Departure
Midland, United States

Destination
Dallas Ft. Worth, United States

Aircraft Registration
N546FF

Aircraft Type
Canadair CRJ-700

ICAO Type Designator
CRJ7

An Envoy Airlines Canadair CRJ-700 on behalf of American Airlines, registration N546FF performing flight MQ-3362/AA-3362 from Midland,TX to Dallas Ft. Worth,TX (USA), was enroute at FL290 about 20nm southwest of Abilene,TX (USA) when the crew reported an indication of overheated outboard brake on the left outboard main wheel and decided to divert to Abilene requesting emergency services to attend the aircraft and direct their focus onto the left hand gear. They crew also requested someone with binoculars should check the aircraft on approach for any traces of smoke, the crew advised they would stop on the runway and would possibly evacuate. No smoke was seen on final approach after gear extension that resulted in three greens. The aircraft landed safely on Abilene's runway 35L, after roll out the brakes indicated normal again, the crew didn't trust that indication. Fire crews advised it was safe to taxi to the apron, the aircraft taxied to the apron with emergency services in trail.

The overheat indication was identified false.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N546FF
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
CRJ7
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 14, 2014

Classification
Incident

Cause
Gear problem

Airline
Envoy Air

Flight number
MQ-3362

Departure
Midland, United States

Destination
Dallas Ft. Worth, United States

Aircraft Registration
N546FF

Aircraft Type
Canadair CRJ-700

ICAO Type Designator
CRJ7

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