Mesa CRJ7 near Wilmington on Jan 29th 2014, air conditioning problems and smoke

Last Update: January 29, 2014 / 18:11:00 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 29, 2014

Classification
Incident

Airline
Mesa Airlines

Flight number
YV-3759

Departure
Washington Dulles, United States

Destination
Boston, United States

Aircraft Registration
N506MJ

Aircraft Type
Canadair CRJ-700

ICAO Type Designator
CRJ7

A Mesa Airlines Canadair CRJ-700 on behalf of United, registration N506MJ performing flight YV-3759/UA-3759 from Washington Dulles,DC to Boston,MA (USA) with 61 passengers and 4 crew, was climbing through about FL280 about 10nm southeast of Philadelphia,PA when the crew initiated a rapid descent due to problems with the air conditioning systems. The aircraft turned around and diverted to Wilmington,DE for a safe landing on runway 01 about 25 minutes later.

The FAA reported smoke on board of the aircraft.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 29, 2014

Classification
Incident

Airline
Mesa Airlines

Flight number
YV-3759

Departure
Washington Dulles, United States

Destination
Boston, United States

Aircraft Registration
N506MJ

Aircraft Type
Canadair CRJ-700

ICAO Type Designator
CRJ7

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