Ural A321 near Rostov on May 31st 2015, loss of cabin pressure
Last Update: June 4, 2015 / 15:43:13 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 31, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Loss of cabin pressure
Airline
Ural Airlines
Flight number
U6-514
Departure
Simferopol, Ukraine
Destination
St. Petersburg, Russia
Aircraft Registration
VQ-BOB
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
A replacement A321-200 registration VQ-BOF reached St. Petersburg with a delay of 7.5 hours.
A passenger reported the occurrence aircraft had undergone maintenance with the passengers already boarded and departed Simeferopol with a delay of nearly 3 hours. Enroute the aircraft encountered a strong bump immediately followed by pressure on the ears and the release of the oxygen masks, the aircraft settled in a steep descent. After the aircraft levelled off the captain announced they had suffered the loss of cabin pressure and had descended to safe altitude and reduced speed, they were now diverting to Moscow Domodedovo.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 31, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Loss of cabin pressure
Airline
Ural Airlines
Flight number
U6-514
Departure
Simferopol, Ukraine
Destination
St. Petersburg, Russia
Aircraft Registration
VQ-BOB
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
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