Algerie B736 near Algiers on Feb 4th 2018, cabin pressure problem
Last Update: February 5, 2018 / 00:41:39 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 4, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Algerie
Flight number
AH-4016
Departure
Algiers, Algeria
Destination
Beirut, Lebanon
Aircraft Registration
7T-VJT
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-600
ICAO Type Designator
B736
Algeria's media reported one of the engines (CFM56) was on fire, the passenger oxygen masks were released to prevent smoke entering the aircraft cabin.
The airline reported the aircraft returned to Algiers due to a minor problem with the air conditioning system as a precaution and stated, there had been no engine fire whatsoever other than Algerian media had reported.
A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration 7T-VKE reached Beirut with a delay of 5 hours.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for about 5.5 hours, then returned to service.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 4, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Algerie
Flight number
AH-4016
Departure
Algiers, Algeria
Destination
Beirut, Lebanon
Aircraft Registration
7T-VJT
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-600
ICAO Type Designator
B736
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