Malaysia A332 near Penang on Sep 15th 2012, loss of cabin pressure
Last Update: September 16, 2012 / 18:38:07 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 15, 2012
Classification
Incident
Cause
Loss of cabin pressure
Airline
Malaysia Airlines
Flight number
MH-181
Departure
Chennai, India
Destination
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Aircraft Registration
9M-MKX
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
The incident aircraft reached Kuala Lumpur as flight MH-5401 reaching a maximum of 10,000 feet about 10.5 hours later.
The airline reported the aircraft was in the last stages of flight when it descended from FL390 to 10,000 feet due to the loss of cabin pressure.
Passengers reported the aircraft was about 30 minutes into the flight when the cabin pressure was lost. The aircraft continued at low altitude to Malaysia where it landed at Penang.
The Aviation Herald learned that a right hand air conditioning duct ruptured causing the loss of pressure.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 15, 2012
Classification
Incident
Cause
Loss of cabin pressure
Airline
Malaysia Airlines
Flight number
MH-181
Departure
Chennai, India
Destination
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Aircraft Registration
9M-MKX
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
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