Delta B739 at Salt Lake City on Sep 15th 2024, cabin did not pressurize
Last Update: September 20, 2024 / 01:57:40 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 15, 2024
Classification
Accident
Cause
Cabin did not pressurize
Airline
Delta Airlines
Flight number
DL-1203
Departure
Salt Lake City, United States
Destination
Portland, United States
Aircraft Registration
N916DU
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-900
ICAO Type Designator
B739
A passenger reported: "I noticed my ears were popping much more than normal upon takeoff. A few minutes after departure, there was a rapid level off and possible descent. ... We landed no more than 10 minutes later, obviously overweight with a hard landing and heavy braking. My ears were popping the entire time and some children behind me were screaming in pain. After a few minutes ... we taxied back to a gate where paramedics came on board where they attended to multiple people with apparent ear pain. I heard that multiple people were taken to the hospital. A replacement plane was provided with the same crew a few hours later."
Another passenger reported a collegue had blood coming out of the ears, which turned out to be ruptured eardrums. About 10-15 passengers were taken to a hospital.
The airline reported the aircraft was unable to pressurize the cabin, the passenger oxygen masks did not deploy. A number of passengers were met by paramedics after landing.
A replacement Boeing 737-900 registration N807DN reached Portland with a delay of about 5.5 hours.
The airline later reported during flight DL-1203 of Sep 15th 2024 at an altitude of 10,000 feet the crew had been unable to control the cabin pressure and apologized.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 15, 2024
Classification
Accident
Cause
Cabin did not pressurize
Airline
Delta Airlines
Flight number
DL-1203
Departure
Salt Lake City, United States
Destination
Portland, United States
Aircraft Registration
N916DU
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-900
ICAO Type Designator
B739
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