Delta MD88 near Atlanta on Jun 1st 2016, loss of cabin pressure during descent
Last Update: June 3, 2016 / 14:26:38 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 1, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Loss of cabin pressure
Airline
Delta Airlines
Flight number
DL-2129
Departure
Rochester, United States
Destination
Atlanta, United States
Aircraft Registration
942DL
Aircraft Type
McDonnell Douglas MD-88
ICAO Type Designator
MD88
Passenger Marilyn Houck reported: "You know there's a problem when your flight is making a rapid 30-40 degree descent, the air shuts down and these guys (referring to the oxygen masks) pop out of the overhead bin and the captain tells you to put them on."
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 1, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Loss of cabin pressure
Airline
Delta Airlines
Flight number
DL-2129
Departure
Rochester, United States
Destination
Atlanta, United States
Aircraft Registration
942DL
Aircraft Type
McDonnell Douglas MD-88
ICAO Type Designator
MD88
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