Iberia A320 near Barcelona on Nov 2nd 2023, loss of cabin pressure

Last Update: November 3, 2023 / 17:36:27 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 2, 2023

Classification
Incident

Airline
Iberia

Flight number
IB-3234

Departure
Madrid, Spain

Aircraft Registration
EC-IEG

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

An Iberia Airbus A320-200, registration EC-IEG performing flight IB-3234 from Madrid,SP (Spain) to Rome Fiumicino (Italy), was enroute at FL340 about 50nm west of Barcelona,SP (Spain) when the crew initiated an emergency descent to FL100 due to the loss of cabin pressure. The aircraft diverted to Barcelona for a safe landing on runway 24R about 35 minutes after leaving FL340.

The remainder of the flight was cancelled.

The occurrence aircraft resumed service after about 19 hours on the ground.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 2, 2023

Classification
Incident

Airline
Iberia

Flight number
IB-3234

Departure
Madrid, Spain

Aircraft Registration
EC-IEG

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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