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| Date: | Friday 6 July 2012 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet CRJ-200ER |
| Owner/operator: | US Airways |
| Registration: | N420AW |
| MSN: | 7640 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2002 |
| Engine model: | GE CF34-3B1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 35 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Washington-Ronald Reagan National Airport, DC (DCA/KDCA) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Washington-Ronald Reagan National Airport, DC (DCA/KDCA) |
| Charleston International Airport, SC (CHS/KCHS) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The CRJ-200ER sank about 4 inches in softened pavement at the gate at Washington-Ronald Reagan National Airport, DC (DCA/KDCA).
Temperatures were reaching 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
The airplane could not be towed by the regular push back truck. The passengers had to disembark and a bigger push back truck finally moved the airplane.
There was no damage and no injuries.
Sources:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/2012/07/08/gJQAZgG9UW_story.html?noredirect=on
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 08-Jul-2012 13:50 | hault86 | Added |
| 08-Jul-2012 13:56 | harro | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Jul-2012 13:56 | Anon. | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 08-Jul-2012 13:57 | Anon. | Updated [Embed code, ] |
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