Republic E170 at Chicago on Oct 2nd 2019, loss of cabin pressure

Last Update: October 2, 2019 / 20:51:24 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 2, 2019

Classification
Incident

Cause
Loss of cabin pressure

Airline
Republic Airlines

Flight number
UA-3591

Departure
Chicago O'Hare, United States

Destination
Washington National, United States

Aircraft Registration
N724YX

Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-170

ICAO Type Designator
E170

A Republic Airlines Embraer ERJ-170 on behalf of United, registration N724YX performing flight UA-3591 from Chicago O'Hare,IL to Washington National,DC (USA), was climbing through FL220 when Center reminded the crew they were cleared to FL230. After the crew confirmed FL230, Center handed the aircraft off to the next sector. The aircraft performed an emergency descent to 10,000 feet shortly afterwards, the passenger oxygen masks were not released. The crew subsequently decided to return to Chicago for a safe landing on runway 10C about 73 minutes after departure.
Aircraft Registration Data
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 2, 2019

Classification
Incident

Cause
Loss of cabin pressure

Airline
Republic Airlines

Flight number
UA-3591

Departure
Chicago O'Hare, United States

Destination
Washington National, United States

Aircraft Registration
N724YX

Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-170

ICAO Type Designator
E170

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