JAL B738 at Tokyo on Sep 26th 2020, cabin pressure problems

Last Update: September 26, 2020 / 21:58:04 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 26, 2020

Classification
Incident

Flight number
JL-431

Destination
Matsuyama, Japan

Aircraft Registration
JA341J

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A JAL Japan Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration JA341J performing flight JL-431 from Tokyo Haneda to Matsuyama (Japan) with 65 people on board, was climbing through FL220 when the crew stopped the climb and descended to FL160 for about 2 minutes due to problems with the cabin pressure, then descended further to 5000 feet. The aircraft returned to Haneda Airport for a safe landing on runway 34L about 35 minutes after departure.

The flight was cancelled.

The aircraft is still on the ground about 22 hours after landing back.

The airline reported the crew received indications of a problem with the cabin pressurization, the passenger oxygen masks were released.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 26, 2020

Classification
Incident

Flight number
JL-431

Destination
Matsuyama, Japan

Aircraft Registration
JA341J

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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