Shuttle America E170 near El Dorado on Mar 7th 2016, smell of smoke in cabin

Last Update: March 8, 2016 / 14:47:49 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 7, 2016

Classification
Incident

Flight number
S5-3579

Aircraft Registration
N634RW

Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-170

ICAO Type Designator
E170

A Shuttle America Embraer ERJ-170 on behalf of United, registration N634RW performing flight S5-3579/UA-3579 from Houston Intercontinental,TX to Indianapolis,IN (USA) with 66 passengers and 4 crew, was enroute at FL370 about 30nm southwest of El Dorado,AR (USA) when the crew reported smell of smoke in the cabin and decided to divert to El Dorado for a safe landing on runway 22 about 20 minutes later. Emergency services did not need to intervene.

The remainder of the flight was cancelled.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 7, 2016

Classification
Incident

Flight number
S5-3579

Aircraft Registration
N634RW

Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-170

ICAO Type Designator
E170

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