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| Date: | Tuesday 3 June 2025 |
| Time: | 20:02 LT |
| Type: |  Embraer ERJ-145LR |
| Owner/operator: | American Eagle, opb Piedmont Airlines |
| Registration: | N693AE |
| MSN: | 14500868 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2004 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | near Whiteville, NC -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Jacksonville-Albert J Ellis Airport, NC (OAJ/KOAJ) |
| Charlotte-Douglas International Airport, NC (CLT/KCLT) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
American Eagle flight AA5702 departed Jacksonville, NC for a one-hour flight to Charlotte, NC operated by a 21-year-old Embraer ERJ 145LR registered N693AE.
But after takeoff from runway 5 the pilots stopped the climb at 14,300 feet and declared a general emergency (squawk 7700) due to suspected hydraulic issue.
The aircraft turned around and landed back at Jacksonville only 26 minutes after takeoff.
Sources:
https://airlive.net/emergency/2025/06/04/american-airlines-flight-aa5702-declared-an-emergency-and-returned-to-jacksonville/?srsltid=AfmBOooCZFByN9v5hx_yvnGQvM21LsyNWgtFfAdbNRP8Qu7s0__m83KV
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KEEgwTbmxd8
https://aviationsourcenews.com/american-flight-aa5702-declares-emergency-returns-to-jacksonville/
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/10806642 (Photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jun-2025 02:09 | Justanormalperson | Added |
| 04-Jun-2025 11:37 | Spacepope | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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