Singapore B773 near Singapore on Nov 19th 2018, loss of cabin pressure

Last Update: November 20, 2018 / 22:48:25 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 19, 2018

Classification
Incident

Flight number
SQ-336

Aircraft Registration
9V-SWL

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300

ICAO Type Designator
B773

A Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-300, registration 9V-SWL performing flight SQ-336 from Singapore (Singapore) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (France) with 234 passengers and 17 crew, was climbing out of Singapore when the crew stopped the climb at FL240 due to problems with the cabin pressure. The crew subsequently initiated an emergency descent to 6000 feet due to the loss of cabin pressure, the passenger oxygen masks were released. The aircraft dumped fuel and returned to Singapore for a safe landing about 100 minutes after departure.

A replacement Boeing 777-300 registration 9V-SWM reached Paris with a delay of 5:20 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 19, 2018

Classification
Incident

Flight number
SQ-336

Aircraft Registration
9V-SWL

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300

ICAO Type Designator
B773

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