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AA5716 - Incident: Piedmont E145 near Syracuse on Aug 14th 2024

Created Thursday, Aug 15th 2024 17:30Z, last updated Thursday, Aug 15th 2024 17:30Z

Syracuse Hancock International Airport
File photo: Syracuse Hancock International Airport.

A Piedmont Embraer ERJ-145 on behalf of American Airlines, registration N909AE performing flight AA-5716 from Boston,MA to Rochester,NY (USA), was enroute at FL300 about 80nm east of Syracuse,NY (USA) when the crew decided to divert to Syracuse reporting smoke in the cabin. The aircraft landed safely on Syracuse's runway 28 and stopped on the runway subsequently asking emergency service to check the aircraft for any visible smoke and advising, that the smoke in the cabin had dissipated in the last few minutes. Emergency services reported seeing no smoke, the aircraft taxied to the apron.

A replacement ERJ-145 registration N925AE reached Rochester with a delay of about 4 hours.

The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground in Syracuse for about 21 hours, then positioned to Philadelphia.

Source: The Aviation Herald

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