Transat A321 near Washington on Jul 14th 2024, loss of cabin pressure
Last Update: July 25, 2024 / 17:26:21 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 14, 2024
Classification
Incident
Cause
Loss of cabin pressure
Airline
Air Transat
Flight number
TS-715
Departure
Santa Clara, Cuba
Destination
Montreal, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-GEXB
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
The Canadian TSB reported: "After take-off the FCM selected the Packs ON, after a few seconds the crew got an ECAM message AIR PACK 2 Fault. The crew actioned the ECAM and tried to put the pack back on, but the same ECAM reappeared a few minutes later therefore the crew left Pack #2 OFF. In cruise, about 100 NM east-southeast of Raleigh-Durham International Airport (KRDU), NC, during a routine fuel check, the crew verified the PRESS page and noticed that the cabin altitude was high, about 7500 feet and that the cabin was climbing at around 100 feet/min. The crew requested lower, but ATC had to give them vectors to descend the flight. In the meantime, the ADV appeared on the ECAM, and the crew noticed that the inlet, extract and outflow valves were closed. The cabin altitude was now passed 9000 feet therefore the crew commenced an emergency descent while declaring a MAYDAY with Washington ATC. The oxygen masks were not donned by the flight crew members nor deployed in the cabin as the cabin altitude never passed 9300 feet. Once at 10 000 feet ASL the cabin pressurization system was recovered, and the situation downgraded to a PAN PAN. The flight diverted to Dulles International Airport (KIAD), VA."
The aircraft remained on the ground for about 36 hours before positioning to Toronto,ON (Canada) and resuming service.
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Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 14, 2024
Classification
Incident
Cause
Loss of cabin pressure
Airline
Air Transat
Flight number
TS-715
Departure
Santa Clara, Cuba
Destination
Montreal, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-GEXB
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
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