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
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 21, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Loss of cabin pressure
Airline
Air Austral
Flight number
UU-274
Departure
Saint Denis, Réunion
Destination
Dzaoudzi, Mayotte
Aircraft Registration
F-GZTB
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-300
ICAO Type Designator
B733
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
Cause
Loss of cabin pressure
Airline
Air Austral
Flight number
UU-274
Departure
Saint Denis, Réunion
Destination
Dzaoudzi, Mayotte
Aircraft Registration
F-GZTB
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-300
ICAO Type Designator
B733
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