Austrian A320 near Prague on May 11th 2023, cabin pressure problem
Last Update: July 25, 2023 / 18:45:39 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 11, 2023
Classification
Incident
Airline
Austrian Airlines
Flight number
OS-173
Departure
Vienna, Austria
Destination
Hamburg, Germany
Aircraft Registration
OE-LBO
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
Czechia's UZPLN reported the crew declared Mayday at FL360 and set the emergency code on their transponder reporting an "overpressure" problem. The aircraft was cleared to FL100 and continued to Hamburg. The cause was a fault in the control unit of the pressurization and air conditioning system.
The aircraft remained on the ground in Hamburg for about 2:45 hours, then departed for the return flight to Vienna.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 11, 2023
Classification
Incident
Airline
Austrian Airlines
Flight number
OS-173
Departure
Vienna, Austria
Destination
Hamburg, Germany
Aircraft Registration
OE-LBO
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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