Southwest B737 near Denver on Jan 11th 2013, loss of cabin pressure
Last Update: January 16, 2013 / 14:29:14 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 11, 2013
Classification
Incident
Cause
Loss of cabin pressure
Airline
Southwest Airlines
Departure
Denver, United States
Destination
New York La Guardia, United States
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
A replacement aircraft reached New York as flight WN-8871 with a delay of 5 hours.
A passenger reported the aircraft lost cabin pressure just after reaching cruise level, the passenger oxygen masks came down. The aircraft descended to 10,000 feet, burned off fuel and returned to Denver. A replacement aircraft took them to New York with a delay of 5 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 11, 2013
Classification
Incident
Cause
Loss of cabin pressure
Airline
Southwest Airlines
Departure
Denver, United States
Destination
New York La Guardia, United States
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
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