Arabia A320 near Jeddah on Oct 1st 2023, excessive cabin pressure
Last Update: February 1, 2024 / 17:49:55 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 1, 2023
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Arabia
Flight number
G9-1734
Departure
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Destination
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Aircraft Registration
A6-AOE
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
Saudi Arabia's AIB reported the occurrence was rated a serious incident and is being investigated.
On Feb 1st 2024 Germany's BFU reported: "Im Reiseflug kam es zur ECAM-Meldung "CAB Pressure excess". Die Sauerstoffmasken in der Kabine wurden automatisch ausgelöst. Die Besatzung führte einen Notsinkflug durch und landete sicher am Zielflughafen. Die BFU unterstützt die Untersuchung, da eine Komponente in Deutschland entworfen/hergestellt wurde. " (translated by AVH: In cruise flight an ECAM Message "CAB Pressure excess" occurred. The oxygen masks were automatically released. The crew performed an emergency descent and landed safely at the destination airport. The BFU supports the investigation because a component was designed/manufactured in Germany."
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 1, 2023
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Arabia
Flight number
G9-1734
Departure
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Destination
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Aircraft Registration
A6-AOE
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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