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| Date: | Monday 25 April 2022 |
| Time: | 16:41 LT |
| Type: |  Bombardier CRJ-900ER |
| Owner/operator: | American Eagle, opb Mesa Airlines |
| Registration: | N943LR |
| MSN: | 15068 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2006 |
| Engine model: | GE CF34-8C5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | NE of Tucson, AZ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Phoenix-Sky Harbor International Airport, AZ (PHX/KPHX) |
| El Paso International Airport, TX (ELP/KELP) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
American flight AA5779, a CRJ-900ER, suffered a loss of cabin pressure at about FL310. The flight crew initiated an emergency descent while oxygen masks dropped in the passenger cabin.
The aircraft diverted to Tuczon Airport, Arizona, USA, where it safely landed 28 minutes later.
Sources:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/635029599875037/?multi_permalinks=5372495969461686
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/aa5779#2b9f5a14
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 9 August 2014 | N943LR | US Airways Express, opb Mesa Airlines | 0 | San Antonio International Airport, TX (SAT) | |
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| Damaged on the ground | ||||||
| 30 August 2023 | N943LR | United Express, opb Mesa Airlines | 0 | Near Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, TX (DFW) | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Apr-2022 19:21 | harro | Added |
| 26-Apr-2022 19:21 | harro | Updated |
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