China Eastern B738 near Shenzhen on Sep 20th 2015, loss of cabin pressure
Last Update: September 21, 2015 / 14:47:48 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 20, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Loss of cabin pressure
Airline
China Eastern Airlines
Flight number
MU-5759
Departure
Kunming, China
Destination
Shenzhen, China
Aircraft Registration
B-5084
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
The airline reported the bleed air system developed a fault prompting the crew to deploy passenger oxygen masks and initiate an emergency descent.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 20, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Loss of cabin pressure
Airline
China Eastern Airlines
Flight number
MU-5759
Departure
Kunming, China
Destination
Shenzhen, China
Aircraft Registration
B-5084
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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