Orenair B738 at St. Petersburg on Sep 12th 2014, cabin did not pressurize

Last Update: September 12, 2014 / 18:20:59 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 12, 2014

Classification
Incident

Airline
Orenair

Flight number
R2-3515

Aircraft Registration
VP-BEN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

An Orenair Boeing 737-800, registration VP-BEN performing flight R2-3515 from Saint Petersburg (Russia) to Monastir (Tunisia), was climbing through FL260 when the crew stopped the climb due to problems with the cabin pressure, descended the aircraft to FL100, entered a hold to burn off fuel and returned to St. Petersburg for a safe landing about 2 hours after departure.

A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration VQ-BSR reached Monastir with a delay of 4.5 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 12, 2014

Classification
Incident

Airline
Orenair

Flight number
R2-3515

Aircraft Registration
VP-BEN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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