Serene A332 near Karachi on Oct 8th 2023, loss of cabin pressure

Last Update: October 9, 2023 / 19:38:33 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 8, 2023

Classification
Incident

Airline
Serene Air

Flight number
ER-1801

Aircraft Registration
AP-BNE

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200

ICAO Type Designator
A332

A Serene Air Airbus A330-200, registration AP-BNE performing flight ER-1801 from Islamabad (Pakistan) to Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) with more than 309 Umrah pilgrims on board, was enroute at FL360 about 280nm north of Karachi (Pakistan) when the crew initiated an emergency descent to FL175 at first (terrain limitation), then to FL100 due to the loss of cabin pressure. The aircraft diverted to Karachi for a safe landing on runway 25L about one hour after leaving FL360.

The passengers were taken to a hotel, however, not all could be accomodated with only 309 hotel rooms available.

A replacement Airbus A330-200 registration AP-BNF departed Karachi about 32 hours after landing.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Karachi about 33 hours after landing.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 8, 2023

Classification
Incident

Airline
Serene Air

Flight number
ER-1801

Aircraft Registration
AP-BNE

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200

ICAO Type Designator
A332

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