Asia Pacific B752 over Pacific on Sep 3rd 2026, loss of cabin pressure
Last Update: September 5, 2026 / 20:23:22 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 3, 2026
Classification
Incident
Airline
Asia Pacific Airlines
Departure
Hong Kong, China
Destination
Guam, Guam
Aircraft Registration
N688SL
Aircraft Type
Boeing 757-200
ICAO Type Designator
B752
An Asia Pacific Airlines Boeing 757-200 freightere, registration N688SL performing mail flight P9-881 from Hong Kong (China) to Guam (Guam), was enroute at FL350 over the Pacific Ocean (Philippine Sea) when the crew descended the aircraft to 10,000 feet and diverted to Manila (Philippines) due to the loss of cabin pressure. The aircraft landed safely on Manila's runway 24 about an hour later.
On Sep 4th 2026 the aircraft departed from Manila to Guam again after about 16 hours on the ground, but again needed to return to Manila at 10,000 feet and landed safely back about 2 hours after departure.
On Sep 5th 2026 the aircraft departed again from Manila to Guam but again needed to desend to 10,000 feet and this time diverted to Airai (Palau) for a safe landing.
The aircraft is still on the ground in Airai about 12 hours after landing there.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 3, 2026
Classification
Incident
Airline
Asia Pacific Airlines
Departure
Hong Kong, China
Destination
Guam, Guam
Aircraft Registration
N688SL
Aircraft Type
Boeing 757-200
ICAO Type Designator
B752
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