RwandAir B737 near Cape Town on Sep 2nd 2018, loss of cabin pressure
Last Update: September 3, 2018 / 22:04:57 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 2, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Loss of cabin pressure
Airline
RwandAir
Flight number
WB-110
Departure
Harare, Zimbabwe
Destination
Cape Town, South Africa
Aircraft Registration
9XR-WJ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
The aircraft remained on the ground in Cape Town for about 4.5 hours, then departed for the return flight WB-111 to Kigali (Rwanda) skipping the intermediate stop at Harare and climbing to maximum cruise level 250. The aircraft landed in Kigali with a delay of about 4 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 2, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Loss of cabin pressure
Airline
RwandAir
Flight number
WB-110
Departure
Harare, Zimbabwe
Destination
Cape Town, South Africa
Aircraft Registration
9XR-WJ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
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