Delta B763 over Atlantic on Feb 8th 2022, cabin pressure problems

Last Update: February 22, 2022 / 09:10:17 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 8, 2022

Classification
Incident

Cause
Cabin pressure problems

Airline
Delta Airlines

Flight number
DL-126

Departure
New York JFK, United States

Destination
Madrid, Spain

Aircraft Registration
N1602

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

A Delta Airlines Boeing 767-300, registration N1602 performing flight DL-126 (dep Feb 7th) from New York JFK,NY (USA) to Madrid,SP (Spain) with 59 passengers and 9 crew, was enroute at FL350 about two hours into the flight when the automatic cabin pressure control indicated a failure. The crew subsequently controlled the cabin pressure manually. After reaching Spain at FL370 the cabin depressurized prompting the crew to don their oxygen masks, the passenger oxygen masks were released, and initiate an emergency descent to FL120. The aircraft subsequently climbed back to FL280. The aircraft landed in Madrid without further incident about 55 minutes after leaving FL370 and about 6.5 hours after departure from New York.

On Feb 22nd 2022 Spain's CIAIAC reported an investigation was opened into the occurrence.
Aircraft Registration Data
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 8, 2022

Classification
Incident

Cause
Cabin pressure problems

Airline
Delta Airlines

Flight number
DL-126

Departure
New York JFK, United States

Destination
Madrid, Spain

Aircraft Registration
N1602

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

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