Sunexpress B738 near Riga on May 14th 2015, loss of cabin pressure

Last Update: May 14, 2015 / 16:32:53 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 14, 2015

Classification
Incident

Airline
Sunexpress

Flight number
XQ-943

Destination
Izmir, Turkey

Aircraft Registration
TC-SNV

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Sunexpress Boeing 737-800, registration TC-SNV performing flight XQ-943 from Helsinki (Finland) to Izmir (Turkey), had just reached FL400 climbing out of Helsinki when the passenger oxygen masks were released, the flight crew donned their oxygen masks and initiated an emergency descent due to to the loss of cabin pressure. The aircraft diverted to Riga (Latvia) for a safe landing on runway 18 about 25 minutes after leaving FL400.

A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration TC-SEE arrived in Riga about 10 hours after the landing of TC-SNV but has not yet departed again.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 14, 2015

Classification
Incident

Airline
Sunexpress

Flight number
XQ-943

Destination
Izmir, Turkey

Aircraft Registration
TC-SNV

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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