Aeromexico B738 near Guadalajara on Aug 22nd 2018, loss of cabin pressure

Last Update: August 23, 2018 / 20:09:34 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 22, 2018

Classification
Incident

Airline
Aeromexico

Flight number
AM-448

Aircraft Registration
N520AM

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

An Aeromexico Boeing 737-800, registration N520AM performing flight AM-448 from Cancun to Guadalajara (Mexico), was enroute at FL380 about 120nm southeast of Guadalajara when the crew initiated an emergency descent due to the loss of cabin pressure, the passenger oxygen masks were released. The aircraft continued for a safe landing on Guadalajara's runway 10 about 35 minutes later.

A passenger reported the cabin pressure was lost, the passenger oxygen masks were released. The aircraft landed safely in Guadalajara, a number of fellow passengers required medical attention after landing.

The emergency descent had taken the aircraft out of range of receivers of some flight tracking website which prompted a local newspaper to report the aircraft having lost radar and radio contact, which prompted social media to spread "news" the aircraft had gone down in a tail spin, these social media reports even reached Russian media (RT). Radar and radio contact with ATC however was never lost.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 22, 2018

Classification
Incident

Airline
Aeromexico

Flight number
AM-448

Aircraft Registration
N520AM

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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