OLT Express A320 near Sofia on May 17th 2012, loss of cabin pressure, fire in cabin
Last Update: May 30, 2012 / 16:10:47 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 17, 2012
Cause
Loss of cabin pressure
Airline
OLT Express
Flight number
YAP-7107
Departure
Warsaw, Poland
Destination
Hurghada, Egypt
Aircraft Registration
SP-IAE
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The airport was closed for about one hour.
Emergency services found soot on one of the passenger oxygen masks, which had deployed during the descent towards Sofia.
The airline reported the aircraft diverted to Sofia due to the loss of cabin pressure, one of the (chemical) oxygen generators feeding the passenger oxygen masks produced sparks and visible flames causing the carpet to catch fire, the fire was quickly extinguished by cabin crew. After evacuation the passengers were taken to the terminal and provided with assistance, a replacement Air Via aircraft is going to continue the flight at 19:30L (16:30Z).
Bulgaria's AAIB reported the aircraft initiated an emergency descent from FL370, the passenger oxygen masks were released. On approach to Sofia, about 10nm from touch down, the crew reported a fire in the cabin, which was due to a oxygen generator which had detached from its compartment and fell onto the floor. The fire was extinguished by a flight attendant using a portable fire extinguisher. The aircraft landed on runway 27, the occupants were evacuated.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 17, 2012
Cause
Loss of cabin pressure
Airline
OLT Express
Flight number
YAP-7107
Departure
Warsaw, Poland
Destination
Hurghada, Egypt
Aircraft Registration
SP-IAE
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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