Mesa CRJ9 near Colorado Springs on Oct 1st 2017, loss of cabin pressure

Last Update: October 3, 2017 / 21:05:33 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 1, 2017

Classification
Incident

Flight number
YV-5919

Aircraft Registration
N943LR

ICAO Type Designator
CRJ9

A Mesa Airlines Canadair CRJ-900 on behalf of American Airlines, registration N943LR performing flight YV-5919/AA-5919 from Sioux Falls,SD to Phoenix,AZ (USA) with 76 people on board, was enroute at FL360 about 250nm eastnortheast of Colorado Springs,CO (USA) when the crew initiated an emergency descent to 10,000 feet due to the loss of cabin pressure. The aircraft diverted to Colorado Springs for a safe landing about one hour later.

The airport reported the aircraft diverted for a maintenance issue with a cabin pressure controller.

The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for about 15 hours, then continued to Phoenix and reached the destination with a delay of 15 hours.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N943LR
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
BOMBARDIER INC
Aircraft Model / Type
CL-600-2D24
Number of Seats
ICAO Aircraft Type
CRJ9
Year of Manufacture
Serial Number
Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
Engine Count
Engine Manufacturer
Engine Model
Engine Type
Pounds of Thrust
Main Owner
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 1, 2017

Classification
Incident

Flight number
YV-5919

Aircraft Registration
N943LR

ICAO Type Designator
CRJ9

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