LATAM Brasil A320 at Sao Paulo on May 20th 2017, cabin did not pressurize

Last Update: May 22, 2017 / 21:50:27 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 20, 2017

Classification
Incident

Flight number
JJ-4799

Aircraft Registration
PT-MZT

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

A LATAM Brazil Airbus A320-200, registration PT-MZT performing flight JJ-4799 from Sao Paulo Congonhas,SP to Campo Grande,MS (Brazil), was climbing out of Sao Paulo's Congonhas Airport when the crew stopped the climb at about FL230 and initiated an emergency descent due to the cabin not properly pressurizing, the passenger oxygen masks were released. The aircraft diverted to Sao Paulo's Guarulhos Airport, entered a hold at FL100 to burn off fuel and landed safely about one hour after departure.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 20, 2017

Classification
Incident

Flight number
JJ-4799

Aircraft Registration
PT-MZT

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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