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| Date: | Friday 26 March 2021 |
| Time: | 10:40 LT |
| Type: |  Bombardier CRJ-701ER |
| Owner/operator: | PSA Airlines, opf American Eagle |
| Registration: | N709PS |
| MSN: | 10165 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2004 |
| Engine model: | GE CF34 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 64 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | North Canton, Ohio -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Akron/Canton Regional Airport, OH (CAK/KCAK) |
| Philadelphia International Airport, PA (PHL/KPHL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
American flight AA5440, a CRJ-701ER, suffered a failure of the outboard glass ply failed due to a fracture along the bottom aft edge of the window caused by an electrical arcing event. The arcing event was caused by moisture ingression that came into contact with the window heating terminal block braid wires.
Probable Cause: Moisture ingression thru the window humpseal coming into contact with the terminal block braid wires.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ENG21LA023
FAA
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 February 2017 | N709PS | PSA Airlines, opf American Eagle | 0 | Charlotte-Douglas International Airport, NC (CLT/KCLT) | |
sub |
| 27 June 2018 | N709PS | PSA Airlines, opf American Eagle | 0 | Harrisburg International Airport, PA (MDT/KMDT) | |
min |
| 29 January 2025 | N709PS | American Eagle, opb PSA Airlines | 64 | near Washington-Ronald Reagan National Airport, DC (DCA/KDCA) | |
w/o |
| Mid-air collision | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Apr-2023 12:41 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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