Delta B752 near Denver on Aug 5th 2018, loss of cabin pressure
Last Update: August 9, 2018 / 23:42:57 GMT/Zulu time
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 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
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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