[ACARS] NOW ITS N657MD WHATS GOING ON

[Nick Birrell]

These are SHUTTLE AMERICA E170s, N653RW and N657RW respectively. Someone is ****ing up the id during maintenance. The problem is caused by the transfer of the N8xxMA and 8xxMD E170s from US Airways to a regional partner and the transfer maintenance being performed. Whoever is doing this is used to a/c ending in "MD", so they appear to be taking the fleet number and ASSUMING "MD".

-----Original Message-----
>From: Keith D <scanner at ntlworld.com>
>Sent: Mar 1, 2006 3:23 AM
>To: acars at mailman.qth.net
>Subject: [ACARS] NOW ITS N657MD WHATS GOING ON
>
>
>Morning All
>
>further to yesterdays N653MD mess
>now it 657MD doing it
>
>this one shows as a microlight on FAA site
>
>what on earth is going on over there ?????
>
>Someone on another list living in canada thinks
> its CRJ'S being re registered by changing last 2 letters
>
>so if so who's CRJ's are in the 65? series????
>
>
>BUT   flytecomm shows shuttle america 7755 as a E170 doing
>ORD-DFW
>
>What i dont get is look at times and position reported
>all the same and nearly 12 hours between flights
>they even changed the mode this time
>
> ACARS mode: B  Aircraft reg: N657MD  [-]
> Message label: 18  Block id: 7  Msg no: M14A
> Flight id: S57755  [unknown]  [Shuttle America]
> Message content:-
> N41 29.1 W 88 36.0,12923,125539
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------[ 28/02/2006 
>15:03 ]-
> ACARS mode: 2  Aircraft reg: N657MD  [-]
> Message label: 18  Block id: 4  Msg no: M14A
> Flight id: S57670  [unknown]  [Shuttle America]
> Message content:-
> N41 29.1 W 88 36.0,12923,125539
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------[ 28/02/2006 
>23:48 ]-
> ACARS mode: 2  Aircraft reg: N657MD  [-]
> Message label: 18  Block id: 1  Msg no: M14A
> Flight id: UA7631  [unknown]  [United]
> Message content:-
> N41 29.1 W 88 36.0,12923,125539
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------[ 01/03/2006 
>03:11 ]-
>
>cheers for now
>
>Keith D. 
>
>
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