Iberia Express A320 near Madrid on Nov 8th 2012, pressurization problem

Last Update: November 12, 2012 / 13:40:20 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 8, 2012

Classification
Incident

Flight number
I2-3924

Departure
Madrid, Spain

Aircraft Registration
EC-JFG

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

An Iberia Express Airbus A320-200, registration EC-JFG performing flight I2-3924/IB-3924 from Madrid,SP to Las Palmas,CI (Spain), was climbing out of Madrid when the crew stopped the climb at FL250 and returned to Madrid for a safe landing on runway 32L about 15 minutes later.

A replacement Airbus A320-200 registration EC-HUJ reached Las Palmas with a delay of 3.5 hours.

A passenger reported the captain announced they had a serious failure and returned to Madrid for safety reasons but did not provide any further information. The passenger did not notice anything out of the usual like sounds, smells or vibrations.

The airline reported a minor pressurization malfunction. The aircraft was able to resume service later the day after necessary maintenance had been performed.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 8, 2012

Classification
Incident

Flight number
I2-3924

Departure
Madrid, Spain

Aircraft Registration
EC-JFG

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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