Volaris A20N at Phoenix on Jun 15th 2025, cabin pressure problems

Last Update: June 16, 2025 / 19:04:31 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 15, 2025

Classification
Incident

Cause
Cabin pressure problems

Airline
Volaris

Flight number
Y4-1883

Departure
Phoenix, United States

Destination
Guadalajara, Mexico

Aircraft Registration
XA-VSZ

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N

ICAO Type Designator
A20N

A Volaris Airbus A320-200N, registration XA-VSZ performing flight Y4-1883 from Phoenix,AZ (USA) to Guadalajara (Mexico) with 152 people on board, was climbing through FL320 out of Phoenix when the crew requested to descend back to FL300 initially and were cleared to FL290, and subsequently requested to descend to 10,000 feet advising they had problems with the cabin pressurization, however, ATC queried whether they were okay and did not issue a descent clearance. The crew declared emergency, requested and was cleared to descend to FL200 and subsequently told ATC they were going to release the passenger oxygen masks again requesting and being cleared for a descent to 10,000 feet. The aircraft landed safely on Phoenix's runway 08 about one hour after departure.

The flight was cancelled.

The aircraft remained on the ground in Phoenix for about 25 hours, then positioned back to Guadalajara.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 15, 2025

Classification
Incident

Cause
Cabin pressure problems

Airline
Volaris

Flight number
Y4-1883

Departure
Phoenix, United States

Destination
Guadalajara, Mexico

Aircraft Registration
XA-VSZ

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N

ICAO Type Designator
A20N

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