Saudia A333 near Doha on Apr 27th 2018, loss of cabin pressure

Last Update: April 27, 2018 / 22:25:34 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 27, 2018

Classification
Incident

Flight number
SV-768

Destination
Chennai, India

Aircraft Registration
HZ-AQH

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

A Saudi Arabian Airlines Airbus A330-300, registration HZ-AQH performing flight SV-768 from Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) to Chennai (India), was enroute at FL330 about 65nm east of Doha (Qatar) and 140nm west of Dubai (United Arab Emirates) when a bleed air fault on the right hand engine (Trent 772) ultimately resulted in the loss of both air conditioning systems prompting the crew to initiate an emergency descent. The aircraft diverted to Dubai for a safe landing on runway 30L about 30 minutes after leaving FL330.

A replacement A330-300 registration HZ-AQF continued the flight about 5 hours after landing of HZ-AQH and reached Chennai with a delay of about 5 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 27, 2018

Classification
Incident

Flight number
SV-768

Destination
Chennai, India

Aircraft Registration
HZ-AQH

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

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