United near Houston on Jul 25th 2017, pressurization issue
Last Update: August 1, 2017 / 23:30:39 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 25, 2017
Classification
Incident
Flight number
UA-854
Departure
Houston Intercontinental, United States
Destination
Lima, Perú
Aircraft Registration
N653UA
A passenger reported the captain announced they were returning to Houston because of a problem with a pressurization valve. The aircraft entered a hold to get down to Maximum Landing Weight and landed safely.
A replacement Boeing 767-300 registration N649UA reached Lima with a delay of 7 hours.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for 24 hours then resumed service.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 25, 2017
Classification
Incident
Flight number
UA-854
Departure
Houston Intercontinental, United States
Destination
Lima, Perú
Aircraft Registration
N653UA
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