Cathay Dragon A320 near Hong Kong on Jun 13th 2017, cabin did not pressurize

Last Update: June 13, 2017 / 21:44:54 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 13, 2017

Classification
Incident

Flight number
KA-318

Aircraft Registration
B-HSJ

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

A Cathay Dragon Airbus A320-200, registration B-HSJ performing flight KA-318 from Hong Kong (China) to Busan (South Korea), was climbing out of Hong Kong when the crew stopped the climb at FL190 reporting a cabin pressurization problem. After working the checklists the crew decided to return to Hong Kong, descended the aircraft to 9000 feet to burn off fuel and landed safely back about 1:40 hours after departure.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 13, 2017

Classification
Incident

Flight number
KA-318

Aircraft Registration
B-HSJ

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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