Flybe DH8D near East Midlands on Jan 28th 2019, loss of cabin pressure
Last Update: August 8, 2019 / 14:12:37 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 28, 2019
Classification
Report
Cause
Loss of cabin pressure
Airline
Flybe
Flight number
BE-262
Departure
East Midlands, United Kingdom
Destination
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-FLBC
Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (400)
ICAO Type Designator
DH8D
The UK AAIB released their brief bulletin concluding the probable cause of the serious incident was:
The aircraft suffered a cabin depressurisation during the climb caused by a hole in the rear baggage door seal. The crew carried out an emergency descent and continued to their destination.
The AAIB reported the aircraft had encountered a minor problem with the cabin pressurization on the previous sector already, the crew had been in contact with maintenance over this.
The AAIB wrote:
The crew donned oxygen masks, began an emergency descent and made a MAYDAY call to ATC. The cabin crew were informed when the emergency descent was complete, in accordance with SOP, and there was a discussion to establish the cabin environment and crew welfare. The cabin crew made a PA, reading from the emergency PA aide memoire.
The flight crew completed the ‘Rapid Depressurisation or Emergency Descent’ checklist and this directed them to the ‘Manual Pressurisation’ QRH checklist which was actioned. Unable to control the pressurisation manually they completed the ‘Unpressurised Flight’ QRH checklist.
With sufficient fuel and suitable weather en-route the commander decided to continue to Edinburgh. The commander briefed the cabin crew on the event and his intentions and made a PA to the passengers. The initial MAYDAY was downgraded to a PAN and the flight concluded with an uneventful approach and landing in Edinburgh. The airport fire service had been alerted and the crew established communication with them after landing. The fire chief took a statement from the commander, and the passengers disembarked shortly afterwards.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 28, 2019
Classification
Report
Cause
Loss of cabin pressure
Airline
Flybe
Flight number
BE-262
Departure
East Midlands, United Kingdom
Destination
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-FLBC
Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (400)
ICAO Type Designator
DH8D
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