Vueling A320 near Toulouse on Mar 24th 2013, loss of cabin pressure
Last Update: March 24, 2013 / 20:58:53 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 24, 2013
Classification
Incident
Cause
Loss of cabin pressure
Airline
Vueling
Flight number
VY-8502
Departure
Barcelona, Spain
Destination
Aalborg, Denmark
Aircraft Registration
EC-KDG
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
A passenger reported the first indication was an announcement "Cabin crew, rapid descent, rapid descent", the passenger believed this announcement was made "through an oxygen mask", the passenger oxygen masks however were not released. The aircraft landed in Toulouse a short time later.
A replacement Airbus A320-200 registration EC-LOB reached Aalborg with a delay of 6:15 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 24, 2013
Classification
Incident
Cause
Loss of cabin pressure
Airline
Vueling
Flight number
VY-8502
Departure
Barcelona, Spain
Destination
Aalborg, Denmark
Aircraft Registration
EC-KDG
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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