Republic E170 near Tulsa on May 24t 2018, pressurization problem

Last Update: May 25, 2018 / 21:36:31 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 24, 2018

Classification
Incident

Flight number
YX-3733

Aircraft Registration
N651RW

Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-170

ICAO Type Designator
E170

A Republic Airways Embraer ERJ-170 on behalf of United, registration N651RW performing flight YX-3733/UA-3733 from Omaha,NE to Houston Intercontinental,TX (USA), was enroute at FL310 about 90nm north of Tulsa,OK (USA) when the crew reported a pressurization problem, rapidly descended the aircraft to 8000 feet and diverted to Tulsa for a safe landing about 40 minutes after leaving FL310.

A replacement ERJ-170 registration N657RW reached Houston with a delay of 5.5 hours.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Tulsa about 26 hours after landing.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 24, 2018

Classification
Incident

Flight number
YX-3733

Aircraft Registration
N651RW

Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-170

ICAO Type Designator
E170

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