Alaska A320 near Kansas City on Jul 16th 2018, loss of cabin pressure

Last Update: July 17, 2018 / 19:52:03 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 16, 2018

Classification
Incident

Flight number
AS-1097

Aircraft Registration
N642VA

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

An Alaska Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration N642VA performing flight AS-1097 from Washington Dulles,DC to Los Angeles,CA (USA) with 150 people on board, was enroute at FL340 about 40nm east of Kansas City,MO (USA) when the crew initiated an emergency descent due to the loss of cabin pressure. The aicraft diverted to Kansas City for a safe landing on runway 01R about 23 minutes after leaving FL340 about one hour after another emergency landing, see Incident: Delta B712 at Kansas City on Jul 16th 2018, fuel leak on engine.

The remainder of the flight was cancelled.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 16, 2018

Classification
Incident

Flight number
AS-1097

Aircraft Registration
N642VA

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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