FlySafair B738 enroute on Sep 22nd 2025, loss of cabin pressure
Last Update: March 18, 2026 / 14:58:41 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 22, 2025
Classification
Report
Cause
Loss of cabin pressure
Airline
FlySafair
Flight number
FA-31
Departure
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Destination
Cape Town, South Africa
Aircraft Registration
ZS-SJU
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
On Mar 18th 2026 South Africa's CAA released their final report concluding the probable cause of the serious incident was:
Cabin decompression en route to FACT at FL360 caused by a latent internal failure of cabin pressure controller 1 prevented automatic pressurisation control and inhibited a successful transfer to the alternate controller, thus, resulting in the aircraft’s loss of automatic cabin pressure regulation during cruise.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 22, 2025
Classification
Report
Cause
Loss of cabin pressure
Airline
FlySafair
Flight number
FA-31
Departure
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Destination
Cape Town, South Africa
Aircraft Registration
ZS-SJU
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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