Swift B734 near Cologne on Dec 22nd 2021, loss of cabin pressure

Last Update: December 23, 2021 / 22:53:46 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 22, 2021

Classification
Incident

Airline
Swiftair

Destination
Madrid, Spain

Aircraft Registration
EC-NMK

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-400

ICAO Type Designator
B734

A Swiftair Boeing 737-400 on behalf of DHL, registration EC-NMK performing freight flight QY-8842 from Cologne (Germany) to Madrid,SP (Spain), was climbing out of Cologne when the crew stopped the climb at FL290 due to the problems with the cabin pressure and subsequently initiated an emergency descent to FL090 due to the loss of cabin pressure. The aircraft diverted to and landed safely in Brussels about 50 minutes after departure.

The aircraft is still on the ground in Brussels about 43 hours after landing back.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 22, 2021

Classification
Incident

Airline
Swiftair

Destination
Madrid, Spain

Aircraft Registration
EC-NMK

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-400

ICAO Type Designator
B734

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