Safair B734 near Johannesburg on Jan 24th 2016, loss of cabin pressure
Last Update: January 28, 2016 / 14:25:34 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 24, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Loss of cabin pressure
Airline
Safair
Flight number
FA-103
Departure
Johannesburg, South Africa
Destination
Cape Town, South Africa
Aircraft Registration
ZS-JRE
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-400
ICAO Type Designator
B734
The airline reported the aircraft again suffered a gradual loss of cabin pressure, similiar to the event two days earlier, see Incident: Safair B734 near Johannesburg on Jan 22nd 2016, loss of cabin pressure. The aircraft had just reached FL320 when the crew noticed the cabin pressure did not stabilize, manually released the passenger oxygen masks and performed the according safety procedures.
A replacement Boeing 737-400 registration ZS-JRI reached Cape Town with a delay of 3.5 hours.
On Jan 27th 2016 the airline reported that the causes as well as the encounter on Jan 22nd 2016 have been fully identified. The airline reported that after the occurrence on Jan 22nd 2016 maintenance found a loose clamp on a duct, repaired the clamp, performed pressurization tests on the ground followed by a flight test up to FL360 with no further findings, then returned the aircraft to service. During the second event on Jan 24th 2016 a cargo door seal caused the gradual loss of cabin pressure.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 24, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Loss of cabin pressure
Airline
Safair
Flight number
FA-103
Departure
Johannesburg, South Africa
Destination
Cape Town, South Africa
Aircraft Registration
ZS-JRE
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-400
ICAO Type Designator
B734
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