Transavia B737 near Amsterdam on Nov 21st 2017, cabin pressure problems

Last Update: November 21, 2017 / 22:06:26 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 21, 2017

Classification
Incident

Cause
Cabin pressure problems

Airline
Transavia Airlines

Flight number
HV-6915

Departure
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Destination
Olbia, Italy

Aircraft Registration
PH-XRZ

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700

ICAO Type Designator
B737

A Transavia Boeing 737-700, registration PH-XRZ performing flight HV-6915 from Amsterdam (Netherlands) to Olbia (Italy), was climbing through FL240 out of Amsterdam when the crew stopped the climb and decided to return to Amsterdam reporting they had a problem with the air conditioning system and needed to descend rather slowly, they could not regulate the outflow valve anymore, otherwise no assistance was needed, just a slow descent. The aircraft landed back on Amsterdam's runway 18R about 45 minutes after departure and about 35 minutes after stopping the climb at FL240.

The aircraft, that had departed with a delay of 1.5 hours already, remained on the ground for about 2 hours, then was able to depart again and reached Olbia with a delay of about 4 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 21, 2017

Classification
Incident

Cause
Cabin pressure problems

Airline
Transavia Airlines

Flight number
HV-6915

Departure
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Destination
Olbia, Italy

Aircraft Registration
PH-XRZ

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700

ICAO Type Designator
B737

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