Frontier A319 near Dallas on Dec 7th 2013, loss of cabin pressure

Last Update: December 8, 2013 / 20:22:56 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 7, 2013

Classification
Incident

Flight number
F9-245

Aircraft Registration
N921FR

Aircraft Type
Airbus A319

ICAO Type Designator
A319

A Frontier Airlines Airbus A319-100, registration N921FR performing flight F9-245 from Houston,TX to Denver,CO (USA) with 132 passengers and 5 crew, was climbing through FL260 out of Houston when the aircraft experienced a sudden loss of cabin pressure releasing the passenger oxygen masks. The crew initiated an emergency descent to 11,000 feet and diverted to Dallas Ft. Worth,TX for a safe landing about 38 minutes after stopping the climb.

The remainder of the flight was cancelled, the passengers were rebooked onto other flights.

The airline confirmed a sudden loss of cabin pressure, which released the passenger oxygen masks.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 7, 2013

Classification
Incident

Flight number
F9-245

Aircraft Registration
N921FR

Aircraft Type
Airbus A319

ICAO Type Designator
A319

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