Alaska A319 near Chicago on Apr 20th 2018, pressurization issue

Last Update: April 24, 2018 / 20:59:44 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 20, 2018

Classification
Incident

Flight number
AS-1357

Aircraft Registration
N525VA

Aircraft Type
Airbus A319

ICAO Type Designator
A319

An Alaska Airlines Airbus A319-100, registration N525VA performing flight AS-1357 from Boston,MA to San Francisco,CA (USA), was enroute at FL360 about 120nm northeast of Chicago O'Hare,IL (USA) when the crew requested a descent to 10,000 feet reporting a pressurization issue, hwoever, no emergency or urgency was declared. The aircraft was cleared down to FL300 first, then FL200 and finally descended to 10,000 feet, the crew reported normal operation and continued for a safe landing on Chicago's runway 09L about 35 minutes after leaving FL360.

The remainder of the flight was cancelled, the passengers were rebooked onto other flights.

A passenger reported their aircraft was still in Virgin American livery. The crew announced both cabin pressurization computers had failed, they were diverting to Chicago O'Hare, where emergency services awaited the aircraft.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 20, 2018

Classification
Incident

Flight number
AS-1357

Aircraft Registration
N525VA

Aircraft Type
Airbus A319

ICAO Type Designator
A319

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