VARA F100 near Perth on Jan 12th 2020,

Last Update: June 15, 2020 / 13:15:20 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 12, 2020

Classification
Incident

Airline
VARA Virgin Australia Regional Airlines

Flight number
VA-721

Departure
Adelaide, Australia

Destination
Perth, Australia

Aircraft Registration
VH-FNJ

Aircraft Type
Fokker 100

ICAO Type Designator
F100

A VARA Virgin Australia Regional Airlines Fokker 100, registration VH-FNJ performing flight VA-721 from Adelaide,SA to Perth,WA (Australia), was enroute at FL320 about 120nm east of Perth when the crew initiated an emergency descent due to the loss of cabin pressure. During the descent smoke was observed in the cabin. The aircraft levelled off at 9000 feet and continued for a safe landing in Perth about 24 minutes after leaving FL320.

On Jun 15th 2020 the Dutch Onderzoeksraad/Dutch Safety Board (DSB) reported a technical investigation revealed a faulty cabin pressure regulator unit. The ATSB reasoned the cause was identified, no operational disruptions occurred and there were no further lessons to be learned from this occurrence and thus did not undertake any investigation.
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 12, 2020

Classification
Incident

Airline
VARA Virgin Australia Regional Airlines

Flight number
VA-721

Departure
Adelaide, Australia

Destination
Perth, Australia

Aircraft Registration
VH-FNJ

Aircraft Type
Fokker 100

ICAO Type Designator
F100

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