Smartwings B738 near Athens on Aug 12th 2025, loss of cabin pressure
Last Update: November 7, 2025 / 20:43:56 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 12, 2025
Classification
Incident
Cause
Loss of cabin pressure
Airline
Smartwings
Flight number
EW-682
Departure
Cologne, Germany
Destination
Athens, Greece
Aircraft Registration
OK-TSF
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
Czechia's UZPLN reported a maintenance organisation was called in, which incorrectly released the aircraft back to flight under minimum equipment list requirements after disconnecting the cabin pressure control system. The maintenance engineer did not follow the fault isolation manual which indicated that the "LO INFL/HI LEAKG" fault message does not indicate a fault in the digital cabin pressurization system.
The aircraft was able to complete 5 flights but suffered another similiar incident the following day, see Incident: Smartwings B738 near Rhodes on Aug 13th 2025, loss of cabin pressure.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 12, 2025
Classification
Incident
Cause
Loss of cabin pressure
Airline
Smartwings
Flight number
EW-682
Departure
Cologne, Germany
Destination
Athens, Greece
Aircraft Registration
OK-TSF
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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