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| Date: | Saturday 10 June 2017 |
| Time: | c. 17:50 LT |
| Type: |  Canadair CL-600-2C10 Regional Jet CRJ-701ER |
| Owner/operator: | SkyWest Airlines, opf American Eagle |
| Registration: | N715SK |
| MSN: | 10179 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2004 |
| Engine model: | GE CF34 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Chicago-O'Hare International Airport, IL (ORD/KORD) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Chicago-O'Hare International Airport, IL (ORD/KORD) |
| Flint Airport, MI (FLT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
American Eagle flight AA2985 returned to land at Chicago O'Hare Airport, Illinois, USA, after suffering an uncontained engine failure.
The aircraft took off at 17:48 hours and began a climbing left hand turn after takeoff. The climb was arrested at 4150 ft after the aircraft experienced an engine failure.
A safe landing was made back on runway 28C at O'Hare Airport about 18:00 hours.
A preliminary visual inspection of the No. 1 engine was conducted by maintenance crews at ORD and extensive turbine damage and a large hole in the cowl were reported. Multiple small impact marks were observed on the fuselage, aft of the No. 1 engine.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n715sk#db0c85d
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NTSB
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Jun-2017 14:42 | harro | Added |
| 12-Jun-2017 15:06 | harro | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 06-Jul-2017 13:51 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
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