Alaska B739 near Portland on Apr 10th 2017, cabin pressure problems
Last Update: April 11, 2017 / 22:20:48 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 10, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Cabin pressure problems
Airline
Alaska Airlines
Flight number
AS-930
Departure
Seattle, United States
Destination
Las Vegas, United States
Aircraft Registration
N305AS
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-900
ICAO Type Designator
B739
A passenger reported the aircraft performed an emergency descent due to the "loss of compression" and diverted to Portland.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 10, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Cabin pressure problems
Airline
Alaska Airlines
Flight number
AS-930
Departure
Seattle, United States
Destination
Las Vegas, United States
Aircraft Registration
N305AS
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-900
ICAO Type Designator
B739
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