Created Saturday, Jan 2nd 2021 12:19Z, last updated Tuesday, Jan 5th 2021 05:30Z
A PSA Airlines Canadair CRJ-700 on behalf of American Airlines, registration N716PS performing flight
AA-5088 from Burlington,VT to Philadelphia,PA (USA), was climbing through FL260 out of Burlington when the crew decided to divert to Albany,NY (USA) when the crew recveived a wing anti-ice caution message. The aircraft subsequently performed a descending left 360 to deal with the anti-ice caution message. ATC provided information about precipitation around their flight path, vectored the aircraft around an area of precipitation. While on a heading of 350 approach instructed the aircraft to turn right to heading 340 followed by the clearance for the ILS approach to Albany's runway 01. The aircraft landed safely on Albany's runway 01 about 25 minutes after stopping the climb at FL260.
The aircraft is still on the ground in Albany about 13 hours after landing.
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