Air Austral B733 near Saint Denis on Jan 21st 2016, loss of cabin pressure

Last Update: January 22, 2016 / 14:32:54 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 21, 2016

Classification
Incident

Flight number
UU-274

Aircraft Registration
F-GZTB

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-300

ICAO Type Designator
B733

An Air Austral Boeing 737-300, registration F-GZTB performing flight UU-274 from Saint Denis (Reunion) to Dzaoudzi (Mayotte), was enroute at FL360 over the Indian Ocean about 250nm northwest of Saint Denis when the crew initiated an emergency descent due to the loss of cabin pressure.

A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration F-ONGA reached Mayotte with a delay of 5.5 hours.

The airline confirmed the rather rare event on the Boeing 737-300 leased in from Europe Airpost easily identifyable by its yellow paint scheme.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 21, 2016

Classification
Incident

Flight number
UU-274

Aircraft Registration
F-GZTB

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-300

ICAO Type Designator
B733

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