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FAA incident report · Bombardier CL-600-2B19 · St. George, UT · November 17, 2017

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Date
November 17, 2017 · 14:03 local
Place
St. George, UT
Airport
St George Municipal
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
SWIA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N864AS
Reported as
Bombardier CL-600-2B19
Reported engine
GE CF34 series
People aboard
51
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
N864ASRegistration cancelled Mar 6, 2023 · Bombardier CL-600-2B19S/N 7502 · Built 2001Airframe modelBombardier CL-600-2B19Engine modelGE CF34 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Skywest airlines aircraft N864AS, a Bombardier CL-600-2B19, known commercially as a CRJ200, was operating as delta airlines flight 3133 on scheduled service between St. George ut, (sgu) and phoenix, AZ, (phx). This is a 50 seat aircraft, it had 2 pilots, 1 cabin attendant and 48 passengers aboard. It departed sgu at approximately 12:48L, scheduled for 12:45L. Captain reported clear, smooth weather conditions departing sgu, no adverse indications in the cockpit for the duration of the flight. Upon reaching an altitude of 23,000 ft., a reported IAS of 310KTS and as the aircraft crossed the grand canyon, a loud bang was heard and felt followed by a vibration in the airframe. The crew slowed the aircraft, declared an emergency to ATC and returned to sgu where it landed without incident. Emergency vehicles were standing by and reported to the crew that pieces of the left engine cowling were missing, and hanging loose. The passengers deplaned without incident.

Interim repairs were accomplished per Bombardier repair engineering order(s), reo, and the aircraft was ferried to fresno, CA (fat) where it was repaired.

As the FAA filed it

SKYWEST AIRLINES AIRCRAFT N864AS, A BOMBARDIER CL-600-2B19, KNOWN COMMERCIALLY AS A CRJ200, WAS OPERATING AS DELTA AIRLINES FLIGHT 3133 ON SCHEDULED SERVICE BETWEEN ST. GEORGE UT, (SGU) AND PHOENIX, AZ, (PHX). THIS IS A 50 SEAT AIRCRAFT, IT HAD 2 PILOTS, 1 CABIN ATTENDANT AND 48 PASSENGERS ABOARD. IT DEPARTED SGU AT APPROXIMATELY 12:48L, SCHEDULED FOR 12:45L. CAPTAIN REPORTED CLEAR, SMOOTH WEATHER CONDITIONS DEPARTING SGU, NO ADVERSE INDICATIONS IN THE COCKPIT FOR THE DURATION OF THE FLIGHT. UPON REACHING AN ALTITUDE OF 23,000 FT., A REPORTED IAS OF 310KTS AND AS THE AIRCRAFT CROSSED THE GRAND CANYON, A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD AND FELT FOLLOWED BY A VIBRATION IN THE AIRFRAME. THE CREW SLOWED THE AIRCRAFT, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY TO ATC AND RETURNED TO SGU WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. EMERGENCY VEHICLES WERE STANDING BY AND REPORTED TO THE CREW THAT PIECES OF THE LEFT ENGINE COWLING WERE MISSING, AND HANGING LOOSE. THE PASSENGERS DEPLANED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

INTERIM REPAIRS WERE ACCOMPLISHED PER BOMBARDIER REPAIR ENGINEERING ORDER(S), REO, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO FRESNO, CA (FAT) WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED.