France A321 near Bordeaux on Aug 16th 2019, indication of loss of pressure

Last Update: August 16, 2019 / 21:19:44 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 16, 2019

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air France

Flight number
AF-1000

Departure
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France

Destination
Madrid, Spain

Aircraft Registration
F-GTAZ

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

An Air France Airbus A321-200, registration F-GTAZ performing flight AF-1000 from Paris Charles de Gaulle (France) to Madrid,SP (Spain) with 135 passengers and 7 crew, was climbing through FL320 out of Paris when the crew initiated an emergency descent to FL100 due to indications they had lost cabin pressure. The aircraft diverted to Bordeaux for a safe landing on runway 23 about 35 minutes later.

The airline reported the crew received indication of loss of cabin pressure, the indication however turned out to be false.

A replacement A320-200 registration F-HEPE reached Madrid with a delay of 5:45 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 16, 2019

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air France

Flight number
AF-1000

Departure
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France

Destination
Madrid, Spain

Aircraft Registration
F-GTAZ

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

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