Southwest B733 near Chicago on Sep 19th 2013, loss of cabin pressure
Last Update: September 22, 2013 / 15:15:39 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 19, 2013
Classification
Incident
Cause
Loss of cabin pressure
Airline
Southwest Airlines
Departure
Denver, United States
Destination
Indianapolis, United States
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-300
ICAO Type Designator
B733
A passenger reported the crew announced after the aircraft had levelled off at 10,000 feet that they had suffered a sudden loss of cabin pressure and they were diverting to Chicago. The passenger however did not describe the typical events of a sudden decompression, the passenger also did not mention that the oxygen masks dropped. A replacement aircraft took them to Indianapolis.
A replacement Boeing 737-300 reached Indianapolis with a delay of 3.5 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 19, 2013
Classification
Incident
Cause
Loss of cabin pressure
Airline
Southwest Airlines
Departure
Denver, United States
Destination
Indianapolis, United States
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-300
ICAO Type Designator
B733
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