Jetblue E190 at Portland on May 3rd 2015, slat failure

Last Update: May 6, 2015 / 19:15:41 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 3, 2015

Classification
Incident

Airline
Jetblue

Flight number
B6-408

Departure
New York JFK, United States

Destination
Portland, United States

Aircraft Registration
N334JB

Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-190

ICAO Type Designator
E190

A Jetblue Embraer ERJ-190, registration N334JB performing flight B6-408 from New York JFK,NY to Portland,ME (USA) with 98 passengers and 4 crew, was on final approach to Portland's runway 11 when the crew went around reporting a slat failure and requested to enter a hold to work the related checklists. The crew subsequently declared emergency and requested to divert to Boston,MA (USA), where longer runways were available. The aircraft landed safely on Boston's runway 22L about 50 minutes after aborting the approach to Portland.

A replacement Embraer ERJ-190 registration N206JB reached Portland with a delay of 2.5 hours.

Maintenance identified a computer issue, the occurrence aircraft was able to resume service about 13 hours after landing in Boston.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N334JB
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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TCDS Ident. No.
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Manufacturer
EMBRAER
Aircraft Model / Type
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Number of Seats
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ICAO Aircraft Type
E190
Year of Manufacture
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Serial Number
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Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
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Engine Count
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 3, 2015

Classification
Incident

Airline
Jetblue

Flight number
B6-408

Departure
New York JFK, United States

Destination
Portland, United States

Aircraft Registration
N334JB

Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-190

ICAO Type Designator
E190

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