HK Express A321 at Hong Kong on Jan 3rd 2023, loss of cabin pressure

Last Update: January 3, 2023 / 12:07:08 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 3, 2023

Classification
Incident

Flight number
UO-600

Destination
Fukuoka, Japan

Aircraft Registration
B-LEE

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

A Hong Kong Express Airbus A321-200, registration B-LEE performing flight UO-600 from Hong Kong (China) to Fukuoka (Japan), had just reached the top of climb at FL370 out of Hong Kong about 30 minutes into the flight when the crew initiated an emergency descent to 10,000 feet and returned to Hong Kong for a safe landing on runway 07L about 90 minutes after departure.

A replacement A321-200 registration B-LEK reached Fukuoka with a delay of about 2.5 hours.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground about 10.5 hours after landing back.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 3, 2023

Classification
Incident

Flight number
UO-600

Destination
Fukuoka, Japan

Aircraft Registration
B-LEE

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

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