Commut E145 near Amarillo on Jan 18th 2023, hydraulic failure

Last Update: January 19, 2023 / 21:55:50 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 18, 2023

Classification
Incident

Cause
Hydraulic failure

Airline
Commutair

Flight number
UA-4296

Departure
Houston Intercontinental, United States

Destination
Wichita, United States

Aircraft Registration
N14174

Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-145

ICAO Type Designator
E145

A Commutair Embraer ERJ-145 on behalf of United, registration N14174 performing flight UA-4296 from Houston Intercontinental,TX to Wichita,KS (USA) with 40 people on board, was descending through about 13,000 feet towards Wichita, when the crew decided to divert to Amarillo,TX (USA) due to a problem with one of the hydraulic systems. The aircraft climbed to FL200 again and landed in Amarillo, about 250nm from Wichita, about 70 minutes later. The aircraft was towed to the apron.

The aircraft remained on the ground in Amarillo for about 4 hours, then continued the flight and reached Wichita with a delay of about 5 hours.
Aircraft Registration Data
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Country of Registration
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Date of Registration
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 18, 2023

Classification
Incident

Cause
Hydraulic failure

Airline
Commutair

Flight number
UA-4296

Departure
Houston Intercontinental, United States

Destination
Wichita, United States

Aircraft Registration
N14174

Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-145

ICAO Type Designator
E145

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