Loss of pressurization Incident Boeing 737-36E (BDSF) ZK-FXK,
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Date:Thursday 4 November 2021
Time:08:28 UTC
Type:Silhouette image of generic B733 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing 737-36E (BDSF)
Owner/operator:Airwork
Registration: ZK-FXK
MSN: 25256/2123
Year of manufacture:1991
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: None
Category:Incident
Location:near Darwin, NT -   Australia
Phase: En route
Nature:Cargo
Departure airport:Darwin Airport, NT (DRW/YPDN)
Destination airport:Brisbane International Airport, QLD (BNE/YBBN)
Investigating agency: ATSB
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
Airwork flight TFX51, a Boeing 737-36E(BDSF) suffered a cabin pressurisation issue after takeoff from Darwin, Australia.
After take-off, the flight crew identified that the aircraft was not pressurising as expected. As a precautionary measure, the flight crew levelled the aircraft at 11,000 ft and were cleared to descend to 10,000 ft. As the aircraft descended through 10,300 ft the cabin altitude warning presented and the flight crew donned oxygen masks. On return to Darwin, the flight crew identified that the cargo smoke depressurisation switch had been selected. The incorrect configuration was not identified prior to departure.

Sources:

http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2021/aair/ao-2021-047/

Revision history:

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21-Nov-2021 08:51 harro Added

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