Skywest CRJ2 near Newburgh on Mar 30th 2017, lavatory smoke indication
Last Update: April 3, 2017 / 21:19:43 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 30, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Skywest Airlines
Flight number
OO-4281
Departure
Newburgh, United States
Destination
Detroit, United States
Aircraft Registration
N936SW
Aircraft Type
Canadair Corporate Jetliner
ICAO Type Designator
CRJ2
A passenger reported the aircraft departed with a delay of about 2.5 hours due to maintenance work on a wing anti-ice system. Immediately after departure a sound consistent with the smoke detector alarm in the aft lavatory occurred, a flight attendant received a call from the flight deck, proceeded to the aft lavatory and checked the lavatory. The aircraft returned to Newburgh, no emergency services were waiting at the runway. After arriving at the gate the captain announced they had received a SMOKE TOILET indication. The passengers disembarked, the flight was delayed to the next day and finally reached Detroit with a delay of about 16 hours.
The occurrence aircraft departed again the next morning and reached Detroit with a delay of 16 hours.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 30, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Skywest Airlines
Flight number
OO-4281
Departure
Newburgh, United States
Destination
Detroit, United States
Aircraft Registration
N936SW
Aircraft Type
Canadair Corporate Jetliner
ICAO Type Designator
CRJ2
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