Expressjet E145 near Buffalo on May 19th 2012, loss of cabin pressure

Last Update: May 23, 2012 / 15:38:27 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 19, 2012

Airline
Expressjet

Aircraft Registration
N565AA

Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-145

ICAO Type Designator
E145

An Expressjet Embraer ERJ-145 on behalf of United, flight EV-4238/UA-4238 from Columbus,OH to Newark,NJ (USA), was enroute at FL330 about 75nm south of Buffalo,NY when the crew initiated an emergency descent to 10,000 feet reporting they thought they had a pressurization issue. The aircraft continued to Newark at 10,000 feet and landed safely on runway 04L about 45 minutes after leaving FL330.

A passenger reported the cabin lost pressure, the passenger oxygen masks were released and the aircraft descended to 10,000 feet.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 19, 2012

Airline
Expressjet

Aircraft Registration
N565AA

Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-145

ICAO Type Designator
E145

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