Republic E190 near Denver on Apr 29th 2013, loss of cabin pressure

Last Update: April 30, 2013 / 14:44:18 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 29, 2013

Classification
Incident

Flight number
YX-1557

Aircraft Registration
N171HQ

Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-190

ICAO Type Designator
E190

A Republic Airways Embraer ERJ-190 on behalf of Frontier Airlines, registration N171HQ performing flight YX-1557/F9-1557 from Denver,CO to San Diego,CA (USA) with 102 people on board, was climbing through FL280 out of Denver, about 15nm east of Aspen,CO and 90nm west of Denver, when the crew reported the loss of cabin pressure, initiated an emergency descent to 16,000 feet (minimum safe altitude) and returned to Denver for a safe landing on runway 16R about 40 minutes later.

The incident aircraft was able to depart Denver again after about 5 hours on the ground and reached San Diego with a delay of 6:15 hours.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N171HQ
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
EMBRAER
Aircraft Model / Type
ERJ 190-100 IGW
Number of Seats
ICAO Aircraft Type
E190
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
Apr 29, 2013

Classification
Incident

Flight number
YX-1557

Aircraft Registration
N171HQ

Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-190

ICAO Type Designator
E190

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