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| Date: | Monday 19 November 2012 |
| Time: | 16:30 LT |
| Type: |  Embraer ERJ-145XR |
| Owner/operator: | ExpressJet Airlines |
| Registration: | N16170 |
| MSN: | 14500850 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2004 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Houston-George Bush Intercontinental Airport, TX (IAH/KIAH) -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | General Mitchell International (KMKE) |
| Houston-George Bush Intercontinental Airport, TX (IAH/KIAH) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Flight 4222 operated by ExpressJet Airlines for United Express reported smoke in the cockpit as they were landing in Houston. The flight originated in Milwaukee. All passengers and crew deplaned safely. The Houston Fire Department found a light haze in the aircraft that did not appear to be smoke. The source of the haze was not reported.
Sources:
https://www.planespotters.net/Production_List/Embraer/ERJ-145/14500850,N16170-ExpressJet-Airlines.php
http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/N16170.html
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N16170/history/20121119/2004Z/KMKE/KIAH
https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/Smoke-found-in-cockpit-of-United-flight-to-Houston--180048661.html_
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=16170
http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/g_KAyaTeF.WrbZa0SXp54Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9aW5zZXQ7aD0xMDI0O3E9Nzk7dz0xODIw/http://media.zenfs.com/en-US/video/video.belo.com/khou_smoke-found-in-cockpit-of-united-flight-to-houston--180048661_s.jpg
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Nov-2012 10:25 | vvvww | Added |
| 21-Nov-2012 10:26 | vvvww | Updated [Source, ] |
| 05-Dec-2015 18:37 | junior sjc | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, ] |
| 08-Dec-2015 18:23 | junior sjc | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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