Ryanair B738 near Marseille on Jan 23rd 2013, loss of cabin pressure

Last Update: January 23, 2013 / 18:35:16 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 23, 2013

Classification
Accident

Cause
Loss of cabin pressure

Airline
Ryanair

Flight number
FR-4632

Departure
Valencia, Spain

Destination
Milan Bergamo, Italy

Aircraft Registration
EI-DCX

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Ryanair Boeing 737-800, registration EI-DCX performing flight FR-4632 from Valencia,SP (Spain) to Milan Bergamo (Italy) with 93 passengers, was enroute about 65nm south of Marseille (France) and 200nm southwest of Genoa (Italy) climbing from FL360 to FL400, when just upon reaching FL400 the crew initiated an emergency descent to 9000 feet reaching 9000 feet about 9 minutes later (average rate of descent 3450 feet per minute), the passenger oxygen masks were released. The aircraft diverted to Genoa (Italy) for a safe landing about 45 minutes after leaving FL400. Two female passengers complained about chest pain and fainted, they were taken to a hospital.

Italy's ANSV reported 2 of the 93 passengers were taken to a hospital, an investigation has been opened into the occurrence.

The airline confirmed the crew received indication of a loss of cabin pressure, the crew released the oxygen masks and diverted to Genoa. Two passengers complained about ear pain and were taken to a hospital, but were released shortly afterwards.
Aircraft Registration Data
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Country of Registration
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ICAO Aircraft Type
B738
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 23, 2013

Classification
Accident

Cause
Loss of cabin pressure

Airline
Ryanair

Flight number
FR-4632

Departure
Valencia, Spain

Destination
Milan Bergamo, Italy

Aircraft Registration
EI-DCX

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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