What: United Airlines/Skywest Canadair CRJ-700
Where: Tucson
When: Jan 1, 2011
Why: On takeoff, the cabin filled with electrical smoke. The odor prompted the crew to make a return to Tucson.
They made a safe landing with no reported injuries. The cause of the problem has not been reported.
What: Skywest/United Airlines Bombardier Regional Jet en route from Saskatoon to Denver
Where: Regina International Airport
When: DECEMBER 22, 2010
Why: While en route over Saskatchewan, the crew noticed fumes in the cockpit.
The crew deployed oxygen masks, and then made a safe landing after diverting to Regina where passengers disembarked.
The plane was aired out; and it appears that the problem originated from deicing fluid which had been ingested into the aircraft’s auxiliary power unit.
Passengers reboarded and the flight continued on to Denver.
What: United Skywest Sierra CRJ 200 en route from Tucson to San Francisco
Where: Fresno
When: Monday Nov 22
Who: 37 passengers and three crew
Why: While en route, the flight developed problems with the hydraulics. They diverted to Fresno and made a safe landing. Passengers were provided an alternative flight.
ST. GEORGE, Utah, Nov. 11, 2010 /PRNewswire/ — SkyWest Airlines, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SkyWest, Inc. , is pleased to announce the launch of Jeppesen Airside Service for flight crews onboard each of its 246 jet aircraft.
“This is just one of the ways SkyWest Airlines continues to invest in our professional pilots,” said Chip Childs, SkyWest President and COO. “The new Airside Service will provide more efficiency, consistency and convenience for every SkyWest pilot – and underscores SkyWest’s role as an industry leader in safety, efficiency and progress.”
Utilizing Jeppesen Airside Service for more than 1,300 daily CRJ departures eliminates the need for pilots to carry up to 35 pounds of operational manuals, standard operating procedures and navigational charts. With Airside, the most current information is preassembled by Jeppesen and placed onboard each aircraft.
SkyWest has received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval to implement the new program, which is expected to bring immediate benefits to the SkyWest operation, its crewmembers and passengers. The new service is proven to increase operational standardization and consistency, improve crew response time to irregular operations, increase environmental responsibility with fewer paper products, and even reduce injury. SkyWest continues to refine resources and processes for its pilot group, ensuring more time is focused solely on safely transporting passengers.
The program will initially be used on SkyWest’s fleet of 246 Bombardier-manufactured Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ) aircraft and will expand to include its nearly 50 Embraer aircraft in the coming months.
“We are pleased to continue to enhance our partnership in offering this product to SkyWest Airlines and its pilots,” said Capt. Brad Thomann, Jeppesen Chief Operating Officer. “Using Airside Service is a simple way to quickly improve efficiency.”
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What: Skywest-Delta CRJ-200 commuter jet en route from Helena, Montana to Salt Lake City
Where: Salt Lake City
When: October 28, 2010
Who: 46 passengers, 3 crew
Why: A bomb threat call claiming there was an incendiary device aboard Skywest-Delta flight 4654 was reported to Skywest at St. George. Law enforcement was notified.
Bomb-sniffing dogs did not find anything. The call is being traced, and security has been doubled.
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What: Skywest Canadair CRJ-200 en route from Omaha,NE to Milwaukee,WI
Where: Milwaukee
When: Sep 28th 2010
Who: 36 passengers and 3 crew
Why: Averting their first approach to Milwaukee, the crew received a gear up message. They performed a flyby confirming the situation, attempted several times to get the gear down, and finally touched down with the left gear up.
The plane slid down the runway on its nose gear, right hand main gear and left wing, and although I don’t think anyone recorded the sparks as in the JFK landing with the flight attendant’s relentless “stay down” directive, the landing was no doubt just as dramatic and successful.
Passengers disembarked through the main door.
CBS news quoted a passenger who said he heard the crew attempt to put down the gear 4 or 5 times. Bombardier spokesman Marc Duchesne said, “The aircraft has logged more than 27 million flight hours and more than 22 million takeoff and landing cycles, so these are very good and reliable aircraft.” The plane is designed for short hops.
Fortunately, the crew flying these aircraft seem to be made of more heroic and substantial backbone than the landing gear.
What: Skywest Airlines CRJ200 en route from Omaha, Nebraska
Where: Milwaukee
When: Sept 28, 2010 5:10 pm
Who: 36 passengers, 3 crew
Why: While en route, the landing gear malfunctioned.
The crew notified Milwaukee ATC of the malfunction ten minutes prior to landing; and subsequently made a safe landing on one gear (of three) at Mitchell International Airport. The airplane scraped its wing but the extent of damage is not known.
The passengers were all safely evacuated; and the airport remained closed for 45 minutes.
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What: Skywest Canadair CRJ-200 en route from San Francisco,CA to Ontario,CA
Where: Ontario
When: May 23rd 2010
Who: 24 passengers and 3 crew
Why: The crew aborted a landing after receiving an indication of a nose gear problem. Unable to lower the gear, after a visual inspection by ATC, the crew performed an open-door landing. There were no injuries, and we have no estimate of the damage to the plane.
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What: Skywest Airlines Canadair CRJ-700 en route from Aspen to Denver
Where: Aspen
When: Mar 7 2010, 1 pm
Who: 66 passengers and 4 crew
Why: While en route, smoke was observed in the cockpit. The flight returned to Aspen within thirty minutes of takeoff, and passengers debarked without problem. The smoke was attributed to a faulty air conditioning system. After an article about this plane’s rapid repair and return to service, reports conflict whether this flight went on after repairs or whether it was ferried elsewhere empty by a skeleton crew for repairs.
What: Republic/Frontier Airlines Embraer ERJ-190 en route from Omaha,NE to Denver,CO
What: Skywest Airlines Canadair CRJ-200, flight OO-6764 from Lincoln,NE to Denver,CO
On Nov. 23 at 7 a.m. the two jets were approaching Denver, flying parallel to each other. The Frontier Jet was supposed to line up with a string of planes following Skywest.
Controllers gave the Frontier jet an incorrect heading and they made a u turn that put them in a collision path, a mile-and-a-half away and 200 feet above and closing fast
Collision avoidance systems engaged aboard the jets, forcing the pilots into evasive maneuvers. The FAA is, of course, investigating.
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What: Delta/ Skywest Airlines Canadair CRJ-900 en route from Salt Lake City,UT to Houston,TX
Where: Grand Junction
When: Oct 28th 2009
Who: 68 passengers
Why: Thirty minutes after takeoff, cabin pressure dropped and oxygen masks were deployed. The crew decided to divert to Grand Junction where they landed safely.
What: Delta (Skywest Airlines Canadair CRJ-200) en route from Kalispell to Salt Lake
Where: Missoula International airport
When: June 12, 2009 3 pm
Who: 49 passengers and 3 crew members
Why: While on route to Salt Lake, the plane experienced problems with its landing gear. After making efforts to deal with the problem and carry on, they decided to make an emergency landing at the Missoula International Airport 45 minutes after take-off. The gear lowered and locked and the plane landed without injury to anyone.
What: Sky West Flight 6552 Embraer en route from Palm Springs International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
Where: Palm Springs International Airport
When: 5:46 p.m
Who: 14 people on board
Why: After the crew detected smoke in the cockpit right after takeoff, the Sky West flight was able to land safely.