Loss of pressurization Serious incident Boeing 737-8AS (WL) EI-EKC,
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Date:Monday 14 September 2015
Time:15:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic B738 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing 737-8AS (WL)
Owner/operator:Ryanair
Registration: EI-EKC
MSN: 38495/3143
Year of manufacture:2009
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 182
Aircraft damage: None
Category:Serious incident
Location:Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN/EDFH) -   Germany
Phase: En route
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Chania-Soúda Airport (CHQ/LGSA)
Destination airport:Eindhoven Airport (EIN/EHEH)
Investigating agency: BFU
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
Ryanair flight FR5842 from Chania, Greece to Eindhoven, Netherlands, diverted to Frankfurt-Hahn Airport, Germany due to a sudden rise in cabin pressure.
The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, was abeam Memmingen at FL380 when the cabin pressure increased, forcing the crew to don their oxygen masks. An emergency descent was flown to FL100 and an uneventful landing was carried out at Hahn.

Sources:

https://www.bfu-web.de/DE/Home/homepage_node.htmlDE/Publikationen/Bulletins/2015/Bulletin2015-09.pdf?__blob=publicationFile

Revision history:

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30-Mar-2016 18:26 harro Added

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