Aerolineas B738 near Neuquen on Feb 13th 2024, cabin pressure problems

Last Update: February 14, 2024 / 20:02:34 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 13, 2024

Classification
Incident

Flight number
AR-1639

Aircraft Registration
LV-FRQ

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

An Aerolineas Argentina Boeing 737-800, registration LV-FRQ performing flight AR-1639 from Bariloche,RN to Buenos Aires Ezeiza,BA (Argentina), was climbing through about FL230 out of Bariloche when the crew initiated an emergency descent to FL100 and diverted to Neuquen,NE (Argentina) for a safe landing on Neuquen's runway 09 about 25 minutes after stopping the climb.

A replacement Boeing 737-8 MAX registration LV-KKE positioned to Neuquen and resumed the flight delivering the passengers to Buenos Aires with a delay of about 7.5 hours.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Neuquen about 20 hours after landing.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 13, 2024

Classification
Incident

Flight number
AR-1639

Aircraft Registration
LV-FRQ

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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