Spicejet DH8D at Ahmedabad on Dec 31st 2018, cabin did not pressurize
Last Update: January 1, 2019 / 15:46:07 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 31, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Cabin did not pressurize
Airline
Spicejet
Departure
Ahmedabad, India
Destination
Jodhpur, India
Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (400)
ICAO Type Designator
DH8D
The flight was cancelled.
The aircraft had departed with a delay of about 4 hours due to maintenance working on a problem.
The airline reported flight SG-2976 returned to Ahmedabad due to a technical issue. The passengers were rebooked onto other flights via Mumbai, where the passengers were taken to hotels and continued to Jodhpur the following day due to sunset restrictions at Jodhpur.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 31, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Cabin did not pressurize
Airline
Spicejet
Departure
Ahmedabad, India
Destination
Jodhpur, India
Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (400)
ICAO Type Designator
DH8D
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