Zimbabwe B732 near Bulawayo on Jul 10th 2017, loss of cabin pressure

Last Update: July 11, 2017 / 18:39:14 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 10, 2017

Classification
Incident

Flight number
UM-467

Aircraft Registration
Z-WPB

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-200

ICAO Type Designator
B732

An Air Zimbabwe Boeing 737-200, registration Z-WPB performing flight UM-467 from Harare (Zimbabwe) to Johannesburg (South Africa), was enroute near Bulawayo (Zimbabwe) when the aircraft suffered the loss of cabin pressure, the passenger oxygen masks were released, prompting the crew to initiate an emergency descent and divert to Bulawayo for a safe landing.

A replacement Airbus A320-200 registration Z-WPN was dispatched to Bulawayo as flight UM-9415, continued the flight and reached Johannesburg with a delay of 4.5 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 10, 2017

Classification
Incident

Flight number
UM-467

Aircraft Registration
Z-WPB

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-200

ICAO Type Designator
B732

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