A United Airlines flight bound for Houston from Guadalajara, Mexico declared an emergency before diverting to Brownsville, TX earlier today.
United Airlines flight UA6136, an Embraer ERJ-175 was operating a scheduled service from Guadalajara International Airport (GDL). The flight was bound for Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH).
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United Airlines flight UA6136 declared the emergency from cruising flight before making a rapid descent and diversion into nearby Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport (BRO). Flight crew squawked emergency transponder code 7700 as the decent and diversion was initiated.
Following the expedited descent, and approach was made to runway 13R Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport. The nature of the emergency prompting the diversion has not yet been confirmed.
Flight Details
Flight data shows that United flight UA6136 had made an on-time departure out of Guadalajara International Airport at 14:23 local time. The flight had then proceeded normally, climbing to flight level FL350 for the northerly service to Houston.
The flight was at cruising altitude nearing Texas airspace when flight crew squawked transponder code 7700 at 21:48 UTC.
