Med-View B735 near Lagos on Jul 23rd 2019, loss of cabin pressure
Last Update: December 31, 2019 / 18:19:21 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 23, 2019
Classification
Incident
Cause
Loss of cabin pressure
Airline
Med-View Airlines
Flight number
VL-2105
Departure
Abuja, Nigeria
Destination
Lagos, Nigeria
Aircraft Registration
5N-BQM
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-500
ICAO Type Designator
B735
Nigeria's AIB reported the occurrence was not reported to them, they became aware through local media reports. The CVR was already overwritten when the investigators arrived, the passenger service units were still open, the passenger oxygen masks switch was still in the NORM position. The aircraft experienced a loss of cabin pressure on descent, the crew "requested for priority landing without initially disclosing the nature of the emergency." The captain (34, ATPL, 8,200 hours total, 7,500 hours on type) was pilot flying, the first officer (31, ATPL, 875 hours total, 264 hours on type) was pilot monitoring.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 23, 2019
Classification
Incident
Cause
Loss of cabin pressure
Airline
Med-View Airlines
Flight number
VL-2105
Departure
Abuja, Nigeria
Destination
Lagos, Nigeria
Aircraft Registration
5N-BQM
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-500
ICAO Type Designator
B735
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