Skywest CRJ9 near Minneapolis on Feb 24th 2016, autopilot with own mind
Last Update: March 5, 2016 / 20:04:36 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 24, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Skywest Airlines
Flight number
OO-4563
Departure
Minneapolis, United States
Destination
Houston Intercontinental, United States
Aircraft Registration
N162PQ
Aircraft Type
Canadair CL-600 Regional Jet CRJ-705
ICAO Type Designator
CRJ9
A passenger reported that the captain announced not too long after takeoff that they had problems with the autopilot and needed to fly at a lower altitude meaning, they would need to burn more fuel and would likely have to divert to Tulsa,OK (USA). About an hour later the captain announced, that the autopilot was fixed - a button had been stuck, the button was no longer stuck and they would now continue to Houston.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 24, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Skywest Airlines
Flight number
OO-4563
Departure
Minneapolis, United States
Destination
Houston Intercontinental, United States
Aircraft Registration
N162PQ
Aircraft Type
Canadair CL-600 Regional Jet CRJ-705
ICAO Type Designator
CRJ9
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