Pegasus B738 near Salzburg on May 3rd 2016, air conditioning failure

Last Update: May 4, 2016 / 15:55:02 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 3, 2016

Classification
Incident

Flight number
PC-327

Departure
Izmir, Turkey

Aircraft Registration
TC-IZE

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Pegasus Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration TC-IZE performing flight PC-327 from Izmir (Turkey) to Stuttgart (Germany), was enroute at FL350 about 20nm east of Salzburg (Austria) when the crew initiated an emergency descent to FL080 (average rate of descent 3300 fpm) reporting an airconditioning failure, the passenger oxygen masks were released. The aircraft continued to Stuttgart for a safe landing on runway 25 about 40 minutes later.

A passenger reported that there was a deep droning sound followed by a smell like burning cables, the oxygen masks were subsequently released. Cabin crew advised that the burning odour was caused by the passenger oxygen masks.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Stuttgart 22 hours after landing.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 3, 2016

Classification
Incident

Flight number
PC-327

Departure
Izmir, Turkey

Aircraft Registration
TC-IZE

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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