China United B738 near Fuzhou on May 21st 2015, loss of cabin pressure

Last Update: May 21, 2015 / 15:38:52 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 21, 2015

Classification
Incident

Flight number
KN-5958

Departure
Fuzhou, China

Aircraft Registration
B-1752

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A China United Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration B-1752 performing flight KN-5958 from Fuzhou to Beijing Nanyuan (China), was climbing through 9200 meters (FL300) out of Fuzhoe when the crew initiated an emergency descent to 5800 meters (FL192), the passenger oxygen masks were released, due to the failure of an air conditioning system and resulting loss of cabin pressure. The aircraft subsequently returned to Fuzhou for a safe landing about 45 minutes after the begin of the emergency descent.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 21, 2015

Classification
Incident

Flight number
KN-5958

Departure
Fuzhou, China

Aircraft Registration
B-1752

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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