Cathay B744 near Frankfurt on May 16th 2012, cabin did not pressurize
Last Update: May 28, 2012 / 15:20:38 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 16, 2012
Cause
Cabin did not pressurize
Airline
Cathay Pacific
Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Destination
Manchester, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
B-LID
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
Following repairs requiring a spare part to be flown in from Hong Kong (China) the aircraft was able to depart Frankfurt about 75.5 hours later.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 16, 2012
Cause
Cabin did not pressurize
Airline
Cathay Pacific
Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Destination
Manchester, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
B-LID
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
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