KLM B739 near Manchester on Apr 9th 2016, cabin pressure problems

Last Update: April 9, 2016 / 23:19:02 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 9, 2016

Classification
Incident

Cause
Cabin pressure problems

Airline
KLM

Flight number
KL-1072

Departure
Manchester, United Kingdom

Destination
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Aircraft Registration
PH-BXP

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-900

ICAO Type Designator
B739

A KLM Boeing 737-900, registration PH-BXP performing flight KL-1072 from Manchester,EN (UK) to Amsterdam (Netherlands) with 138 passengers, was climbing out of Manchester, when the crew stopped the climb at about FL150 and rapidly descended the aircraft to FL090 due to problems with the cabin pressure. About 13 minutes later the crew was able to restore the air conditioning systems, climbed the aircraft to FL310 and continued to Amsterdam for a safe landing about one hour after departure.

The airline reported the passenger oxygen masks were released, the passengers were briefly on oxygen. The cabin pressure was restored permitting the flight to continue to Amsterdam.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground 17 hours after landing.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
PH-BXP
Country of Registration
Netherlands
Date of Registration
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Legal Basis
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Manufacturer
The Boeing Company
Aircraft Model / Type
737-900
ICAO Aircraft Type
B739
Year of Manufacture
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Serial Number
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Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
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Maximum Take off Mass (MTOM) [kg]
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Engine
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 9, 2016

Classification
Incident

Cause
Cabin pressure problems

Airline
KLM

Flight number
KL-1072

Departure
Manchester, United Kingdom

Destination
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Aircraft Registration
PH-BXP

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-900

ICAO Type Designator
B739

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