American B763 over Gulf of Mexico on Dec 28th 2018, loss of cabin pressure

Last Update: December 30, 2018 / 18:09:29 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 28, 2018

Classification
Incident

Flight number
AA-1157

Aircraft Registration
N379AA

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

An American Airlines Boeing 767-300, registration N379AA performing flight AA-1157 from Cancun (Mexico) to Miami,FL (USA), was enroute at FL390 about 180nm northeast of Cancun and 280nm southwest of Miami, when the right hand pack developed an overtemperature and failed. While the crew was still working the checklists to reset the pack, a cabin altitude alert activated despite the left pack still operating, the passenger oxygen masks deployed. The crew initiated an emergency descent to 10,000 feet and continued to Miami where the aircraft landed safely on schedule.

The occurrence aircraft returned to service about 46 hours after landing in Miami.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 28, 2018

Classification
Incident

Flight number
AA-1157

Aircraft Registration
N379AA

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

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