Expressjet E145 near Cleveland on May 1st 2016, spectacular computer failure

Last Update: May 4, 2016 / 23:32:58 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 1, 2016

Classification
Incident

Airline
Expressjet

Flight number
EV-4036

Aircraft Registration
N16559

Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-145

ICAO Type Designator
E145

An Expressjet Embraer ERJ-145 on behalf of United, registration N16559 performing flight EV-4036/UA-4036 from Wilkes-Barre,PA to Chicago O'Hare,IL (USA), was enroute at FL360 about 150nm eastnortheast of Cleveland,OH (USA) when the crew descended the aircraft to FL280 due to a computer problem. The crew subsequently decided to divert to Cleveland for a safe landing about 55 minutes after leaving FL360.

A passenger reported the crew advised one of the two main computers on board, which provides information about fuel burns, had failed in "a spectacular fashion". They diverted to Cleveland due to the poor weather at Chicago, it was therefore safer to land in Cleveland.

A replacement Embraer ERJ-145 reached Chicago with a delay of 2.5 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 1, 2016

Classification
Incident

Airline
Expressjet

Flight number
EV-4036

Aircraft Registration
N16559

Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-145

ICAO Type Designator
E145

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