ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 212854
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| Date: | Wednesday 4 July 2018 |
| Time: | 01:10 UTC |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-8GJ (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | SpiceJet |
| Registration: | VT-SZB |
| MSN: | 39427/4225 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2012 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | near Ahmedabad -
 India
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Mumbai-Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (BOM/VABB) |
| Delhi-Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL/VIDP) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
SpiceJet flight SG160, a Boeing 737-800, diverted to Ahmedabad Airport (AMD/VAAH), India, following a loss of cabin pressure.
The aircraft departed Mumbai at 00:41 UTC and climbed to cruising altitude. During a cabin pressure issue developed. After reaching FL368 in the climb at 01:10 UTC, the flight crew initiated an emergency descent towards Ahmedabad. A safe landing was carried out at 01:40 UTC.
Sources:
https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/delhi-bound-spicejet-mumbai-to-delhi-plane-sg-160-makes-emergency-landing-at-ahmedabad-1877632
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/vt-szb#1cffc2b6
Media:
Delhi-bound SpiceJet plane makes emergency landing at Ahmedabad https://t.co/LW88wZtjLu pic.twitter.com/fiz1T6s6l4
— NDTV (@ndtv) July 4, 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jul-2018 08:55 | harro | Added |
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