Arabia A320 near Jeddah on Oct 1st 2023, excessive cabin pressure

Last Update: February 1, 2024 / 17:49:55 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 1, 2023

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Arabia

Flight number
G9-1734

Departure
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Destination
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Aircraft Registration
A6-AOE

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

An Air Arabia Airbus A320-200, registration A6-AOE performing flight G9-1734 (dep Sep 30th) from Sharjah (United Arab Emirates) to Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), was enroute at FL380 about to reach to the top of descent into Jeddah when the crew received a "CAB Pressure Excess" ECAM message and a Cabin Altitude warning. The crew initiated an emergency descent, the passenger oxygen masks were automatically released. The aircraft continued to Jeddah for a safe landing on runway 34L.

Saudi Arabia's AIB reported the occurrence was rated a serious incident and is being investigated.

On Feb 1st 2024 Germany's BFU reported: "Im Reiseflug kam es zur ECAM-Meldung "CAB Pressure excess". Die Sauerstoffmasken in der Kabine wurden automatisch ausgelöst. Die Besatzung führte einen Notsinkflug durch und landete sicher am Zielflughafen. Die BFU unterstützt die Untersuchung, da eine Komponente in Deutschland entworfen/hergestellt wurde. " (translated by AVH: In cruise flight an ECAM Message "CAB Pressure excess" occurred. The oxygen masks were automatically released. The crew performed an emergency descent and landed safely at the destination airport. The BFU supports the investigation because a component was designed/manufactured in Germany."
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 1, 2023

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Arabia

Flight number
G9-1734

Departure
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Destination
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Aircraft Registration
A6-AOE

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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