Red Sea B738 near Lisbon on Aug 7th 2023, loss of cabin pressure

Last Update: August 11, 2023 / 14:03:06 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 7, 2023

Classification
Incident

Flight number
4S-3501

Destination
Porto, Portugal

Aircraft Registration
SU-RSB

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Red Sea Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration SU-RSB performing flight 4S-3501 from Hurghada (Egypt) to Porto (Portugal) with 180 people on board, was in the initial descent through FL330 towards Porto when the crew initiated an emergency descent, the passenger oxygen masks were released, due to the loss of cabin pressure. The aircraft levelled at FL100 about 5 minutes later (average rate of descent 4600 fpm) and continued to Porto for a safe landing on runway 35 about 25 minutes after initiating the emergency descent.

The aircraft remained on the ground in Porto for about 23.5 hours, then positioned to Cairo (Egypt) climbing up to FL300. The aircraft is still on the ground in Cairo about 60 hours after landing in Cairo.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 7, 2023

Classification
Incident

Flight number
4S-3501

Destination
Porto, Portugal

Aircraft Registration
SU-RSB

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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