Nauru B733 near Brisbane on Apr 10th 2018, loss of cabin pressure
Last Update: April 10, 2018 / 21:37:10 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 10, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Loss of cabin pressure
Airline
Nauru Airlines
Flight number
PX-2006
Departure
Brisbane, Australia
Destination
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Aircraft Registration
VH-VLI
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-300
ICAO Type Designator
B733
The aircraft remained on the ground for about 5 hours, then departed again but had again to stop the climb at FL320, initiate a rapide descent to FL100 and return to Brisbane for another safe landing about 2 hours after departure.
The aircraft is still on the ground in Brisbane 11 hours after the second return.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 10, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Loss of cabin pressure
Airline
Nauru Airlines
Flight number
PX-2006
Departure
Brisbane, Australia
Destination
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Aircraft Registration
VH-VLI
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-300
ICAO Type Designator
B733
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