Spicejet B738 near Ahmedabad on Jul 4th 2018, loss of cabin pressure

Last Update: July 4, 2018 / 22:04:51 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 4, 2018

Classification
Incident

Airline
Spicejet

Flight number
SG-160

Departure
Mumbai, India

Destination
Delhi, India

Aircraft Registration
VT-SZB

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Spicejet Boeing 737-800, registration VT-SZB performing flight SG-160 from Mumbai to Delhi (India), was stepclimbing from FL350 to FL370 about to level off at FL370 about 90nm southeast of Ahmedabad when the crew initiated an emergency descent to FL080 due to the loss of cabin pressure and decided to divert to Ahmedabad. The aircraft landed safely on Ahmedabad's runway 23 about 28 minutes after leaving FL370.

The airline reported the aircraft suffered cabin pressure problems.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 4, 2018

Classification
Incident

Airline
Spicejet

Flight number
SG-160

Departure
Mumbai, India

Destination
Delhi, India

Aircraft Registration
VT-SZB

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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