Fedex B752 near Wichita on Dec 17th 2020, cabin pressure problems

Last Update: December 17, 2020 / 20:12:30 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 17, 2020

Classification
Incident

Cause
Cabin pressure problems

Airline
Fedex

Flight number
FX-685

Departure
Billings, United States

Destination
Memphis, United States

Aircraft Registration
N958FD

Aircraft Type
Boeing 757-200

ICAO Type Designator
B752

A Fedex Federal Express Boeing 757-200, registration N958FD performing flight FX-685 from Billings,MT to Memphis,TN (USA), was enroute at FL390 about 100nm north of Wichita,KS (USA) when the crew donned their oxygen masks and initiated an emergency descent due to cabin pressure problems. While working the checklists the crew was able to stabilize the cabin pressure, subsequently reported the cabin pressure was now holding fine and continued with a normal descent and approach to Wichita for a safe landing on runway 19R about 25 minutes after leaving FL390.
Aircraft Registration Data
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 17, 2020

Classification
Incident

Cause
Cabin pressure problems

Airline
Fedex

Flight number
FX-685

Departure
Billings, United States

Destination
Memphis, United States

Aircraft Registration
N958FD

Aircraft Type
Boeing 757-200

ICAO Type Designator
B752

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