Albanwings B734 near Split on Oct 2nd 2020, loss of cabin pressure

Last Update: October 2, 2020 / 19:51:17 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 2, 2020

Classification
Incident

Cause
Loss of cabin pressure

Airline
Albanwings

Flight number
AWT-225

Departure
Tirana, Albania

Destination
Venice, Italy

Aircraft Registration
ZA-ALB

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-400

ICAO Type Designator
B734

An Albanwings Boeing 737-400, registration ZA-ALB performing flight AWT-225 from Tirana (Albania) to Venice (Italy), was enroute at FL320 about 50nm southeast of Split (Croatia) when the cabin altitude horn activated and the crew initiated a descent to FL100. The aircraft continued to Venice for a safe landing about 50 minutes after leaving FL320.

The aircraft remained on the ground in Venice for about 2.5 hours, then departed for the return flight at normal cruise level.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 2, 2020

Classification
Incident

Cause
Loss of cabin pressure

Airline
Albanwings

Flight number
AWT-225

Departure
Tirana, Albania

Destination
Venice, Italy

Aircraft Registration
ZA-ALB

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-400

ICAO Type Designator
B734

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