Litium battery thermal event Incident Embraer ERJ-175LR (ERJ-170-200 LR) N247SY, Monday 12 March 2018
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Date:Monday 12 March 2018
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic E170 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Embraer ERJ-175LR (ERJ-170-200 LR)
Owner/operator:Delta Connection, opb SkyWest Airlines
Registration: N247SY
MSN: 17000608
Year of manufacture:2016
Engine model:General Electric CF34-8E
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: None
Location:Salt Lake City International Airport, UT (SLC/KSLC) -   United States of America
Phase: Standing
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Salt Lake City International Airport, UT (SLC/KSLC)
Destination airport:KBZN
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
While loading baggage on SkyWest flight 4449 in Salt Lake City, UT (SLC) the ground crew smelled a burning electrical smell and notified the pilot and the Tower. The pilot had all of the baggage removed from the aircraft and identified source to a piece o

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