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| Date: | Tuesday 17 April 2018 |
| Time: | 11:00 |
| Type: |  Canadair CL-600-2C10 Regional Jet CRJ-701ER |
| Owner/operator: | Delta Connection, opb ExpressJet Airlines |
| Registration: | N710EV |
| MSN: | 10071 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2002 |
| Engine model: | GE CF34-8C5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | New York-La Guardia Airport, NY (LGA/KLGA) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | New York-La Guardia Airport, NY (LGA/KLGA) |
| Richmond-Richard Evelyn Byrd Flying Field, VA (RIC/KRIC) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft lost the left inner gear wheel on takeoff at LGA, the crew was notified, then made a safe landing at Washington-Dulles airport (IAD).
There were no injuries.
Sources:
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Flight-Makes-Emergency-Landing-at-Dulles-After-Losing-Tire-480017093.html
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/dl5507#1111c6b5
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https://fr.flightaware.com/live/flight/DAL5507/history/20180417/1440Z/KLGA/KIAD
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Media:
Missing tire -- here's a closer look at what forced @Delta Express 5507 to make an emergency landing at @Dulles_Airport this afternoon. Passengers tell me it ended up being one of their smoothest landings ever & they praise the crew & flights attendants. @nbcwashington pic.twitter.com/sIPXhCPlfZ
— Julie Carey (@JulieCareyNBC) April 17, 2018
A Delta Express Canadair Jet CRJ-700 plane, Flight 5507, made a safe emergency landing at Dulles airport on Tuesday afternoon after losing the left front wheel on takeoff . Plane was en route to Richmond from LaGuardia Airport.https://t.co/WWQygqxOF0 pic.twitter.com/z3gzv0hIZW
— Planes Of Legend (@PlanesOfLegend) 17 avril 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Apr-2018 17:45 | Iceman 29 | Added |
| 17-Apr-2018 17:54 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Embed code, Photo, ] |
| 17-Apr-2018 17:58 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Apr-2018 19:15 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Apr-2018 08:12 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Apr-2018 11:30 | Anon. | Updated [Registration, Cn, Embed code, ] |
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