India Express B38M near Tiruchirappalli on May 18th 2024, loss of cabin pressure
Last Update: May 20, 2024 / 19:01:25 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 18, 2024
Classification
Incident
Cause
Loss of cabin pressure
Airline
Air India Express
Flight number
IX-934
Departure
Thiruvananthapuram, India
Destination
Bangalore, India
Aircraft Registration
VT-BXA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800MAX
ICAO Type Designator
B38M
A passenger reported the aircraft suffered the loss of cabin pressure, the passenger oxygen masks were released.
The airline reported a technical issue.
A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration VT-AYD reached Bangalore with a delay of about 8.5 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground about 58 hours after landing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 18, 2024
Classification
Incident
Cause
Loss of cabin pressure
Airline
Air India Express
Flight number
IX-934
Departure
Thiruvananthapuram, India
Destination
Bangalore, India
Aircraft Registration
VT-BXA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800MAX
ICAO Type Designator
B38M
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