Srilankan A332 near Colombo on Apr 21st 2023, cabin did not pressurize
Last Update: May 5, 2023 / 17:44:49 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 21, 2023
Classification
Incident
Cause
Cabin did not pressurize
Airline
Srilankan Airlines
Flight number
UL-225
Departure
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Destination
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Aircraft Registration
4R-ALH
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
The rotation was postponed to the next day. The aircraft was repaired, departed again and reached Dubai with a delay of about 16 hours.
Passengers reported there was no announcement by the crew, however, they were told later it had been a loss of cabin pressure. The oxygen masks had not deployed.
On May 5th 2023 Sri Lanka's CAA reported climbing through FL190 the crew received an ECAM advisory that the cabin pressure (?) was increasing significantly and at a rapid rate. The crew performed an emergency descent to 8000 feet and returned to Colombo. The occurrence was rated a serious incident and is being investigated by Sri Lanka's CAA.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 21, 2023
Classification
Incident
Cause
Cabin did not pressurize
Airline
Srilankan Airlines
Flight number
UL-225
Departure
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Destination
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Aircraft Registration
4R-ALH
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
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