Skywest E175 near Buffalo on Apr 22nd 2015, emergency descent
Last Update: April 23, 2015 / 20:41:08 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 22, 2015
Classification
Accident
Airline
Skywest Airlines
Flight number
OO-5622
Departure
Chicago O'Hare, United States
Destination
Hartford, United States
Aircraft Registration
N131SY
Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-175
ICAO Type Designator
E175
A replacement Embraer ERJ-175 registration N119SY reached Hartford with a delay of 6.5 hours.
The FAA said the crew initiated an emergency descent reporting the loss of cabin pressure. In a following maintenance examination of the occurrence aircraft no evidence of a loss of cabin pressure and no indications of anything else amiss with the aircraft were found.
The airline reported the aircraft diverted after a single passenger lost consciousness. The airline later updated their report that a total of three passengers reported having lost consciousness temporarily. The passengers were provided with oxygen by cabin crew and quickly recovered. A total of 17 passengers received medical attention at Buffalo.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 22, 2015
Classification
Accident
Airline
Skywest Airlines
Flight number
OO-5622
Departure
Chicago O'Hare, United States
Destination
Hartford, United States
Aircraft Registration
N131SY
Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-175
ICAO Type Designator
E175
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