Eurowings A320 near Luxembourg on May 16th 2017, cabin pressure problems

Last Update: May 17, 2017 / 17:35:58 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 16, 2017

Classification
Incident

Airline
Eurowings

Flight number
EW-6812

Aircraft Registration
D-ABNL

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

A Eurowings Airbus A320-200, registration D-ABNL performing flight EW-6812 from Palma Mallorca,SP (Spain) to Dortmund (Germany) with 117 passengers, was enroute at FL380 about 80nm south of Luxembourg (Luxembourg) when the crew descended the aircraft to FL320. About 7 minutes later, about 30nm south of Luxembourg, the aircraft initiated a rapid descent to FL100 and diverted to Luxembourg for a safe landing on runway 24 about 16 minutes after leaving FL320.

The airline reported a technical defect in the cabin pressurization system prompted the diversion to Luxembourg's Findel Airport.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 16, 2017

Classification
Incident

Airline
Eurowings

Flight number
EW-6812

Aircraft Registration
D-ABNL

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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