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| Date: | Wednesday 29 January 2014 |
| Time: | 09:55 |
| Type: |  Canadair CL-600-2C10 Regional Jet CRJ-701ER |
| Owner/operator: | United Express, opb Mesa Airlines |
| Registration: | N506MJ |
| MSN: | 10073 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2002 |
| Engine model: | GE CF34-8C5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 65 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Wilmington-New Castle Airport, DE (ILG/KILG) -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Washington-Dulles International Airport, DC (IAD/KIAD) |
| Boston-Logan International Airport, MA (BOS/KBOS) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
United Airlines Flight UA-3759 from Washington-Dulles to Boston diverted to Wilmington, DE following a loss of cabin pressure.
The flight departed about 09:03 and reached an altitude of 27,900 feet at 09:22. At that point the flight started a descent to 10,000 feet. This altitude was reached at 09:27. Meawhile the flight had reversed course, diverting to Wilmington.
A safe landing was carred out about 09:55.
Sources:
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/UAL3759/history/20140129/1331Z/KIAD/KBOS
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 December 2004 | N506MJ | Mesa Airlines | 0 | Austin, TX | |
non |
| 19 September 2008 | N506MJ | Mesa Airlines | 0 | Allentown-Lehigh Valley International Airport, PA (ABE/KABE) | |
non |
Location
Media:
@nancyprager @washingtonpost Flight ua 3759 Washington to Boston made an emergency landing in Wilmington DE pic.twitter.com/g87SKIBUxL
— Shashi Bellamkonda (@shashib) January 29, 2014Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jan-2014 16:11 | harro | Added |
| 29-Jan-2014 16:15 | harro | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Jan-2014 20:03 | RyanVHS | Updated [Total occupants, Location, ] |
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