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AA5928 - Incident: Piedmont E145 at Philadelphia on Oct 31st 2024

Created Friday, Nov 1st 2024 17:36Z, last updated Friday, Nov 1st 2024 17:36Z

Philadelphia International Airport
File photo: Philadelphia International Airport.

A Piedmont Embraer ERJ-145 on behalf of American Airlines, registration N650AE performing flight AA-5928 from Philadelphia,PA to Cincinnati,KY (USA) with 45 people on board, was climbing out of Philadelphia's runway 27R when the crew declared Mayday reporting the failure of the #1 engine (Ae3007, left hand). The aircraft levelled off at 5000 feet and returned to Philadelphia for a safe landing on runway 27L about 15 minutes after departure.

The FAA reported: "Piedmont Airlines Flight 5928 returned safely to Philadelphia International Airport around 11 a.m. local time on Thursday, Oct. 31, after the crew reported an engine issue shortly after takeoff. The Embraer E145 was headed to Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport. The FAA will investigate."

A replacement ERJ-145 registration N683AE reached Cincinnati with a delay of about 2:10 hours.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground about 26 hours after landing.

Source: The Aviation Herald

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