SunExpress B738 at Amsterdam on Mar 21st 2013, did not properly pressurize

Last Update: March 21, 2013 / 18:46:50 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 21, 2013

Classification
Incident

Airline
Sunexpress

Flight number
XQ-945

Destination
Izmir, Turkey

Aircraft Registration
TC-SNO

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A SunExpress Boeing 737-800, registration TC-SNO performing flight XQ-945 from Amsterdam (Netherlands) to Izmir (Turkey), was climbing out of Amsterdam's runway 09, when the crew stopped the climb at about FL140 reporting problems with the cabin pressure and decided to return to Amsterdam. The aircraft entered a hold at FL080, then FL070 to burn off fuel and landed safely on Amsterdam's runway 06 about 110 minutes after departure.

The aircraft was able to depart again after 3 hours on the ground and is estimated to reach Izmir with a delay of 5:45 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 21, 2013

Classification
Incident

Airline
Sunexpress

Flight number
XQ-945

Destination
Izmir, Turkey

Aircraft Registration
TC-SNO

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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