Ryanair B738 near Zurich on Feb 6th 2012, loss of cabin pressure

Last Update: June 11, 2012 / 10:36:50 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 6, 2012

Cause
Loss of cabin pressure

Airline
Ryanair

Flight number
FR-4523

Departure
Milan Bergamo, Italy

Destination
Brussels Charleroi, Belgium

Aircraft Registration
EI-DCK

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Ryanair Boeing 737-800, registration EI-DCK performing flight FR-4523 from Milan Bergamo (Italy) to Brussels Charleroi (Belgium) with 175 people on board, was climbing through FL360 out of Bergamo about 40nm southeast of Zurich (Switzerland) when the crew donned their oxygen masks and initiated an emergency descent to FL100 (average sinkrate about 4300 feet/min) reporting a rapid decompression of their aircraft. The aircraft continued on FL100, later FL080 to destination for a safe landing on Charleroi's runway 25 about one hour after initiating the emergency descent.

On Jun 11th 2012 the NTSB reported the crew received a pressurization "AUTO FAIL" message, switched to manual which stabilized the cabin pressure initially but then failed. The crew donned their oxygen masks and performed an emergency descent. Following the flight ice was noticed around the aft outflow valve and water was found leaking out of the water tank. Belgium's Air Accident Investigation Unit is investigating, the NTSB have assigned an accredited representative as state of manufacture and design of the aircraft and engines.
Aircraft Registration Data
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Country of Registration
Ireland
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Aircraft Model / Type
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ICAO Aircraft Type
B738
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 6, 2012

Cause
Loss of cabin pressure

Airline
Ryanair

Flight number
FR-4523

Departure
Milan Bergamo, Italy

Destination
Brussels Charleroi, Belgium

Aircraft Registration
EI-DCK

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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