Avianca Peru A320 near Lima on Aug 27th 2017, loss of cabin pressure

Last Update: September 14, 2017 / 13:26:30 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 27, 2017

Classification
Incident

Cause
Loss of cabin pressure

Airline
Avianca Peru

Flight number
AV-826

Departure
Lima, Perú

Destination
Piura, Perú

Aircraft Registration
N491TA

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

An Avianca Peru Airbus A320-200, registration N491TA performing flight AV-826 from Lima to Piura (Peru), was enroute about 190nm northnorthwest of Lima when the crew initiated an emergency descent due to the loss of cabin pressure, the passenger oxygen masks deployed, and returned to Lima for a safe landing about 70 minutes after departure.

Peru's Comision de investigacion de accidentes de aviacion (CIAA) rated the occurrence a serious incident and opened an investigation.
Aircraft Registration Data
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
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ICAO Aircraft Type
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 27, 2017

Classification
Incident

Cause
Loss of cabin pressure

Airline
Avianca Peru

Flight number
AV-826

Departure
Lima, Perú

Destination
Piura, Perú

Aircraft Registration
N491TA

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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