THY B738 near Antalya on Sep 13th 2014, loss of cabin pressure

Last Update: September 15, 2014 / 16:33:59 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 13, 2014

Classification
Incident

Flight number
TK-970

Destination
Ercan, Cyprus

Aircraft Registration
TC-JFP

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A THY Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration TC-JFP performing flight TK-970 from Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen (Turkey) to Ercan (Cyprus) with 135 people on board, was climbing through FL330 when the crew initiated an emergency descent to FL110 due to the loss of cabin pressure, the passenger oxygen masks deployed. The aircraft diverted to Antalya for a safe landing on runway 36C about 25 minutes later.

A replacement Airbus A321-200 registration TC-JRK reached Ercan with a delay of 5 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 13, 2014

Classification
Incident

Flight number
TK-970

Destination
Ercan, Cyprus

Aircraft Registration
TC-JFP

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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