Republic E175 at Philadelphia on Dec 29th 2014, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: December 31, 2014 / 23:51:21 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 29, 2014

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

Airline
Republic Airways

Flight number
YX-5927

Departure
Philadelphia, United States

Destination
Manchester, United States

Aircraft Registration
N111HQ

Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-175

ICAO Type Designator
E175

A Republic Airways Embraer ERJ-175 on behalf of US Airways, registration N111HQ performing flight YX-5927/US-5927 from Philadelphia,PA to Manchester,NH (USA) with 53 passengers and 3 crew, was in the initial climb out of Philadelphia's runway 27L when the right hand engine emitted a loud bang and streaks of flame prompting the crew to shut the engine down, declare emergency, level off at 3000 feet and return to Philadelphia for a safe landing on runway 27L about 20 minutes after departure.

A replacement Embraer ERJ-175 reached Manchester with a delay of 2 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 29, 2014

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

Airline
Republic Airways

Flight number
YX-5927

Departure
Philadelphia, United States

Destination
Manchester, United States

Aircraft Registration
N111HQ

Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-175

ICAO Type Designator
E175

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