Aeroflot SU95 near Dresden on Apr 10th 2013, cabin did not pressurize

Last Update: April 12, 2013 / 12:31:28 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 10, 2013

Classification
Incident

Airline
Aeroflot

Flight number
SU-2345

Aircraft Registration
RA-89003

ICAO Type Designator
SU95

An Aeroflot Superjet 100-95, registration RA-89003 performing flight SU-2345 from Dresden (Germany) to Moscow Sheremetyevo (Russia) with 51 passengers on board, was climbing out of Dresden when the crew noticed the cabin altitude climbed above 6000 feet and could not be stopped climbing. The crew stopped the aircraft climb at FL270, performed a rapid descent to FL100, burned off fuel and returned to Dresden for a safe landing about 105 minutes after departure.

The aircraft was able to depart again 2 hours later and reached Moscow with a delay of about 3:15 hours.

Rosaviatsia reported that the decompression valve at the aft cargo door was found open, ground personnel had forgotten to close the valve. After closing the valve the aircraft could depart again.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 10, 2013

Classification
Incident

Airline
Aeroflot

Flight number
SU-2345

Aircraft Registration
RA-89003

ICAO Type Designator
SU95

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