Delta B752 near Denver on Aug 5th 2018, loss of cabin pressure

Last Update: August 9, 2018 / 23:42:57 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 5, 2018

Classification
Incident

Cause
Loss of cabin pressure

Airline
Delta Airlines

Flight number
DL-1261

Departure
Seattle, United States

Destination
Atlanta, United States

Aircraft Registration
N6715C

Aircraft Type
Boeing 757-200

ICAO Type Designator
B752

A Delta Airlines Boeing 757-200, registration N6715C performing flight DL-1261 from Seattle,WA to Atlanta,GA (USA), was enroute at FL370 about 120nm southsouthwest of Denver,CO (USA) when the crew announced an "immediate descent" and initiated a rapid descent to 10,000 feet. The aircraft diverted to Denver for a safe landing on runway 35R about 55 minutes after leaving FL370.

A passenger reported the aircraft initiated a rapid descent near Denver. While descending through about 22,000 feet the passenger oxygen masks were released. After levelling off a 10,000 feet the captain announced they just had a partial loss of cabin pressure, the aircraft was fully controllable and operational, they were diverting to Denver for a normal landing.

A replacement Boeing 737-900 registration N830DN positioned from Salt Lake City,UT (USA) to Denver, resumed the flight and reached Atlanta with a delay of about 9 hours.
Aircraft Registration Data
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 5, 2018

Classification
Incident

Cause
Loss of cabin pressure

Airline
Delta Airlines

Flight number
DL-1261

Departure
Seattle, United States

Destination
Atlanta, United States

Aircraft Registration
N6715C

Aircraft Type
Boeing 757-200

ICAO Type Designator
B752

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