Morningstar AT72 at Montreal on Sep 3rd 2019, excess cabin altitude

Last Update: June 5, 2020 / 08:51:46 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 3, 2019

Classification
Incident

Airline
Morningstar Air Express

Flight number
MAL-8069

Departure
Montreal Mirabel, Canada

Destination
Quebec City, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-FTAR

Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200

ICAO Type Designator
AT72

A Morningstar Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-200, registration C-FTAR performing flight MAL-8069 from Montreal Mirabel,QC to Quebec City,QC (Canada) with 2 crew, was climbing through 12000 feet out of Montreal when the crew received an "EXCESS CABIN ALT" indication. The crew stopped the climb, declared PAN PAN, and descended the aircraft to 10,000 feet. The captain subsequently realized the cockpit document door was not completely closed and closed the door. The cabin pressure became normal again, the crew cancelled the PAN and continued to destination for a safe landing.

The Canadian TSB reported on Jun 4th 2020, that the pre-flight checklist was amended to double check the cockpit document door.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
C-FTAR
Country of Registration
Canada
Date of Registration
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Aircraft Model / Type
ATR 72-202
ICAO Aircraft Type
AT72
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 3, 2019

Classification
Incident

Airline
Morningstar Air Express

Flight number
MAL-8069

Departure
Montreal Mirabel, Canada

Destination
Quebec City, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-FTAR

Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200

ICAO Type Designator
AT72

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