ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 174664
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| Date: | Wednesday 18 March 2015 |
| Time: | c. 13:15 |
| Type: |  Embraer ERJ-175LR (ERJ-170-200 LR) |
| Owner/operator: | Compass Airlines |
| Registration: | N624CZ |
| MSN: | 17000222 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, TX (AUS/KAUS) -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, TX (AUS/KAUS) |
| Detroit-Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, MI (DTW/KDTW) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Compass Airlines operated Embraer ERJ-175LR, N624CZ, returned to land at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, TX (AUS/KAUS) due to engine problems.
Delta Connection flight DL5698 took off from runway 17R at Austin Airport at 13:11 hours local time (18:11 UTC) on a scheduled passenger flight to Detroit-Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, MI (DTW).
The airplane initiated a right hand climbing turn after takeoff, reaching 6300 feet at 13:14. It then began an immediate descent to 4000 feet.
At this altitude the flight entered a holding pattern until about 13:43. A safe landing was made back on runway 17R about 13:48 hours.
Tweets by passengers on the flight suggested that an engine had lost power.
Sources:
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/DAL5698
Media:
#DL5698 AUS>DTW just made emergency landing at AUS. Partial engine power. #SXSW pic.twitter.com/NQStHJ0GDS
— David Carroll (@profcarroll) March 18, 2015So Austin doesn't want us to leave. Emergency landing after losing an engine. #SXSW #SafeAndSound pic.twitter.com/tOjxV7VpYD
— Frank Conjerti (@fdc245) March 18, 2015Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Mar-2015 19:13 | harro | Added |
| 18-Mar-2015 19:14 | harro | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 18-Mar-2015 19:15 | harro | Updated [Time, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 02-Dec-2015 21:04 | junior sjc | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
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