Aeromexico B738 near Guadalajara on Aug 22nd 2018, loss of cabin pressure
Last Update: August 23, 2018 / 20:09:34 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 22, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Loss of cabin pressure
Airline
Aeromexico
Flight number
AM-448
Departure
Cancun, Mexico
Destination
Guadalajara, Mexico
Aircraft Registration
N520AM
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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
Cause
Loss of cabin pressure
Airline
Aeromexico
Flight number
AM-448
Departure
Cancun, Mexico
Destination
Guadalajara, Mexico
Aircraft Registration
N520AM
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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