India Express B38M near Tiruchirappalli on May 18th 2024, loss of cabin pressure

Last Update: May 20, 2024 / 19:01:25 GMT/Zulu time

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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

An Air India Express Boeing 737-8 MAX, registration VT-BXA performing flight IX-934 from Thiruvananthapuram to Bangalore (India) with 137 people on board, was climbing through about FL326 when the crew initiated an emergency descent to FL100 due to the loss of cabin pressure, the passenger oxygen masks were released. The aircraft diverted to Tiruchirappalli for a safe landing on runway 27 about 35 minutes after stopping the climb.

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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