Etihad A346 near Sofia on Aug 19th 2012, loss of cabin pressure
Last Update: August 21, 2012 / 20:27:50 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 19, 2012
Classification
Incident
Cause
Loss of cabin pressure
Airline
Etihad Airways
Flight number
EY-38
Departure
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France
Destination
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Aircraft Registration
A6-EHE
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-600
ICAO Type Designator
A346
The passengers were taken to hotels over night.
The next day's planned rotation EY-97/EY-96 to Istanbul was upgraded to an Airbus A340-500 registration A6-EHA to take the passengers of EY-38 to Abu Dhabi. The passengers from Paris reached Abu Dhabi with a delay of 13 hours.
The incident aircraft was able to return to Abu Dhabi departing Istanbul about 14 hours after landing and reached FL410 during the positioning flight.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 19, 2012
Classification
Incident
Cause
Loss of cabin pressure
Airline
Etihad Airways
Flight number
EY-38
Departure
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France
Destination
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Aircraft Registration
A6-EHE
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-600
ICAO Type Designator
A346
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