TAAG B737 near Luanda on Nov 11th 2018, loss of cabin pressure
Last Update: November 13, 2018 / 22:32:43 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
                    Date of incident
                    
                        Nov 11, 2018                    
                
                    Classification
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            Accident                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    Cause
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            Loss of cabin pressure                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    Airline
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            TAAG Angola Airlines                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    Flight number
                    
                                                                                    
                            
                            DT-453                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Departure
                    
                                                                                    
                                                        Luanda, Angola                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Destination
                    
                                                                                    
                                                        Namibe, Angola                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Aircraft Registration
                    
                        
                            
                                
                            
                            D2-TBK                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Aircraft Type
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            Boeing                            737-700                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    ICAO Type Designator
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            B737                            
                        
                    
                    
                
The airline reported 4 passenger were injured due to the loss of cabin pressure, two of them were transported to a hospital, the other two treated at the airport.
Angola's INAVIC have opened an investigation into the occurrence.
Incident Facts
                    Date of incident
                    
                        Nov 11, 2018                    
                
                    Classification
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            Accident                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    Cause
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            Loss of cabin pressure                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    Airline
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            TAAG Angola Airlines                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    Flight number
                    
                                                                                    
                            
                            DT-453                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Departure
                    
                                                                                    
                                                        Luanda, Angola                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Destination
                    
                                                                                    
                                                        Namibe, Angola                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Aircraft Registration
                    
                        
                            
                                
                            
                            D2-TBK                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Aircraft Type
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            Boeing                            737-700                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    ICAO Type Designator
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            B737                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                        
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