Nordwind A321 near Heraklion on May 3rd 2017, cabin did not pressurize
Last Update: May 11, 2017 / 14:06:37 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 3, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Cabin did not pressurize
Airline
Nordwind Airlines
Flight number
N4-1606
Departure
Heraklion, Greece
Destination
Moscow Sheremetyevo, Russia
Aircraft Registration
VP-BGH
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
A passenger reported children on board felt pressure on their ears while the aircraft was rapidly descending, the oxygen masks did not deploy. The passengers were rebooked onto other flights.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Heraklion about 14 hours after landing back.
On May 11th 2017 the Greek AAIASB reported the aircraft had been dispatched under minimum equipment list requirements with the #1 bleed air system inoperative. While climbing through FL180 the #2 bleed air system failed prompting the crew to declare Mayday and descend the aircraft to FL100. The aircraft returned to Heraklion. The occurrence was rated a serious incident and is being investigated.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 3, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Cabin did not pressurize
Airline
Nordwind Airlines
Flight number
N4-1606
Departure
Heraklion, Greece
Destination
Moscow Sheremetyevo, Russia
Aircraft Registration
VP-BGH
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
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