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Looks to me like United has a flight in the air with a pressurization issue
Posted on 7/11/25 at 4:37 pm
Posted on 7/11/25 at 4:37 pm
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Posted on 7/11/25 at 4:39 pm to auwaterfowler
It’s an Embraer, so Mesa or Skywest operating for United.
How do you know it’s got pressurization issues?
How do you know it’s got pressurization issues?
Posted on 7/11/25 at 4:40 pm to auwaterfowler
Could be a medical emergency. Those are the fastest flights I've ever been on.
Posted on 7/11/25 at 4:41 pm to Lsut81
Flight plan said 12,000 ft. Not 30,000 ft. So not that far off of plan. 
Posted on 7/11/25 at 4:41 pm to Lsut81
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How do you know it’s got pressurization issues?
Is he assuming that because of the altitude?
Posted on 7/11/25 at 4:41 pm to auwaterfowler
Thanks for explaining your thoughts of why, OP
This post was edited on 7/11/25 at 4:46 pm
Posted on 7/11/25 at 4:43 pm to auwaterfowler
If it has a pressurization issue, it would have not continued on its flight.
Posted on 7/11/25 at 4:43 pm to auwaterfowler
Always amazed at how many planes are in the sky at one time.
Posted on 7/11/25 at 4:43 pm to Lsut81
I’m hypothesizing due to the fact that it should have a much higher altitude by now and it’s flying level just below 10,000 feet.
Posted on 7/11/25 at 4:44 pm to auwaterfowler
Idk what's going on but if you end up being right that would be a hell of a call
Posted on 7/11/25 at 4:45 pm to auwaterfowler
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I’m hypothesizing due to the fact that it should have a much higher altitude by now and it’s flying level just below 10,000 feet.
Doesn’t mean a pressurization issue.
Is it continuing to cruise at that altitude? If it was pressurization, they would be diverting and landing IMO.
I’ve been on a SW flight from DAL to HOU and we had an issue with flaps. Continued on at slower speed and only got to around 18k feet.
Posted on 7/11/25 at 4:46 pm to TDFreak
Surely they didn’t plan to fly at 10,000 feet all the way from Knoxville to Houston. Fuel efficiency is much lower at lower altitudes.
Posted on 7/11/25 at 4:47 pm to auwaterfowler
Plane is 19.7 years old which is old but probably average for a commercial jet of that type.
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N17196 United Express Embraer ERJ-145
Manufacturer Serial Number (MSN) 14500945
Aircraft Type
Built as
Embraer ERJ-145
Age 19.7 Years
Test Registration PT-SCQ
Production Site Sao Jose Dos Campos (SJK)
Airframe Status Active
This post was edited on 7/11/25 at 4:51 pm
Posted on 7/11/25 at 4:49 pm to NorthEndZone
We have plenty of commercial pilots on the site, will wait for one of them to chime in.
Like I said, I’d think a pressurization issue would be an immediate divert and landing.
Like I said, I’d think a pressurization issue would be an immediate divert and landing.
Posted on 7/11/25 at 4:49 pm to GeauxPanthers2
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Idk what's going on but if you end up being right that would be a hell of a call
I was walking down my driveway and saw what looked like a commercial airliner heading SW very low. I love planes and pay attention to flight patterns around here, so I knew that was odd. When I saw that, I looked on my Flightradar24 app.
This post was edited on 7/11/25 at 4:52 pm
Posted on 7/11/25 at 4:52 pm to auwaterfowler
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it should have a much higher altitude by now and it’s flying level just below 10,000 feet
I know sometimes in NYC during inclement weather the only routings out are at 10,000 feet so you'll see some of the regional jets fly low from NYC-Buffalo or Rochester just so they can get out of the airspace. Not sure if that's the same for this specific flight
It looks like a similar case here where the airpsace is covered with bad weather. Rather than flying all the way west then south they're cutting through the storms at low altitude
This post was edited on 7/11/25 at 4:54 pm
Posted on 7/11/25 at 4:52 pm to auwaterfowler
Just looked it up on Flightaware, it was only planned at 12k feet, so being at 10k doesn’t mean much.
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This post was edited on 7/11/25 at 4:53 pm
Posted on 7/11/25 at 4:55 pm to auwaterfowler
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Fuel efficiency is much lower at lower altitudes.
The OT's 3rd favorite topic.
Posted on 7/11/25 at 4:55 pm to auwaterfowler
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I’m hypothesizing due to the fact that it should have a much higher altitude by now and it’s flying level just below 10,000 feet.
Good call. Think you’re correct.
Happened to me…TWICE…and both times on United Express.
Pilots head down to 10k feet and head to nearest airport that United services.
Posted on 7/11/25 at 4:58 pm to Lsut81
On flight aware, the previous flight from DC was at 30,000 ft and United app shows plane as full except 2 seats.
This post was edited on 7/11/25 at 4:59 pm
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