# Incident 20230305003349I: Bombardier Inc CL-600-2B19, Ft. Wayne, IN, March 5, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 2023, 09:00 local time
- Place: Ft. Wayne, IN
- Airport: Fort Wayne International
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: A6WA
- Location: 40.9785° N, 85.1952° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FORT WAYNE INTL (FWA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9785&lon=-85.1952&mi=10
- Aircraft: N470ZW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N470ZW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bombardier CL-600-2B19 (registry code 1390008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bombardier-cl-600-2b19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF34 series (registry code 30015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf34-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOMBARDIER INC CL-600-2B19
- Reported engine: GE CF34 SERIES
- People aboard: 51
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 10,290 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230305003349I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON 3/5/2023 AT 0840 EST, N470ZW OPERATING AS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, DAY-ORD DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO A PRESSURIZATION ISSUE AND DIVERTED TO FWA AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLIMBING THROUGH FL220. THE AIRCREW DONNED THEIR OXYGEN MASKS AND INITIATED AN EMERGENCY DESCENT TO A SAFE ALTITUDE. THE CABIN/PASSENGER OXYGEN MASKS SYSTEM DEPLOYED.

THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN FWA ON RWY 23 AND TAXIED TO THE GATE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. PASSENGERS OFFLOADED VIA JET BRIDGE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

## Other reports on N470ZW (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20131010018199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131010018199I), Oct 10, 2013: Bombardier Inc CL-600-2B19 (N470ZW), Philadelphia, PA, Minor damage. Statement from fuel facility (asig) lawyer: on October 10, 2013, at approximately 5:10 am EST, aircraft service international, inc. (?asig?) 10K low-profile…
- [Accident 20071216828009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071216828009A), Dec 16, 2007: Cndair CL6002B19 (N470ZW), Providence, RI, Substantial damage. (-23) On December 16, 2007, air Wisconsin flight 3758, N470ZW a Bombardier CL-600 originated a 14 CFR part 121 flight from philadelphia, pa (kphl) to…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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