Avianca A332 near Caracas on Jul 7th 2014, cabin pressure problems
Last Update: July 7, 2014 / 16:01:22 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 7, 2014
Classification
Incident
Cause
Cabin pressure problems
Airline
Avianca
Flight number
AV-121
Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Destination
Bogota, Colombia
Aircraft Registration
N973AV
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
A passenger reported they were rebooked onto other flights departing around noon, 10 hours after landing.
The airline reported a malfunction of one of the valves controlling the cabin pressure prompted the crew to initiate an emergency descent to avert the loss of cabin pressure and to divert to Caracas.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 7, 2014
Classification
Incident
Cause
Cabin pressure problems
Airline
Avianca
Flight number
AV-121
Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Destination
Bogota, Colombia
Aircraft Registration
N973AV
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
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