Delta B752 near Pittsburgh on Jul 9th 2012, loss of cabin pressure

Last Update: July 11, 2012 / 15:44:49 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 9, 2012

Classification
Incident

Flight number
DL-2244

Aircraft Registration
N627DL

Aircraft Type
Boeing 757-200

ICAO Type Designator
B752

A Delta Airlines Boeing 757-200, registration N627DL performing flight DL-2244 from Detroit,MI to Washington National,DC (USA) with 152 passengers and 6 crew, had just reached FL380 about 40nm west of Pittsburg,PA when the crew initiated an emergency descent reaching 10,000 feet about 8 minutes later (average rate of descent 3500 feet/minute). The aircraft subsequently climbed to 12,000 feet and continued to Washington for a safe landing on runway 01 about 45 minutes after leaving FL380.

The airline confirmed a pressurization issue, the passenger oxygen masks were not released.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 9, 2012

Classification
Incident

Flight number
DL-2244

Aircraft Registration
N627DL

Aircraft Type
Boeing 757-200

ICAO Type Designator
B752

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