Georgian CRJ1 near Fort Wayne on Jun 26th 2017, loss of cabin pressure

Last Update: July 6, 2017 / 19:33:54 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 26, 2017

Classification
Incident

Cause
Loss of cabin pressure

Airline
Air Georgian

Flight number
ZX-7380

Departure
Saint Louis, United States

Destination
Toronto, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-FWJI

Aircraft Type
Canadair CL-600 Regional Jet RJ-100

ICAO Type Designator
CRJ1

An Air Georgian Canadair CRJ-100, registration C-FWJI performing flight ZX-7380 from Saint Louis,MO (USA) to Toronto,ON (Canada) with 34 people on board, was enroute at FL250 near Fort Wayne,IN (USA) when the aircraft experienced problems with the cabin pressure prompting the crew to initiate an emergency descent, the passenger oxygen masks were released. The crew initiated a diversion to Detroit,MI (USA), subsequently determined that they had sufficient fuel to continue to Toronto at 10,000 feet and continued to Toronto for a safe landing about 75 minutes after leaving FL250.

The Canadian TSB reported maintenance discovered a ruptured duct and replaced it. Subsequent pressurization tests found no further anomaly.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 26, 2017

Classification
Incident

Cause
Loss of cabin pressure

Airline
Air Georgian

Flight number
ZX-7380

Departure
Saint Louis, United States

Destination
Toronto, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-FWJI

Aircraft Type
Canadair CL-600 Regional Jet RJ-100

ICAO Type Designator
CRJ1

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