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| Date: | Saturday 2 June 2018 |
| Time: | 16:36 |
| Type: |  Airbus A320-214 |
| Owner/operator: | Flynas |
| Registration: | VP-CXF |
| MSN: | 1942 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2003 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-5B4/P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | near Qassim -
 Saudi Arabia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Madinah-Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED/OEMA) |
| Dammam-King Fahad International Airport (DMM/OEDF) | |
| Investigating agency: | AIB Saudi Arabia |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Flynas flight XY702 was en route at FL330 when a rapid change of cabin pressure was followed by ECAM WARN (CAB PR EXCESS CAB ALT). Cabin passenger oxygen masks were deployed. Cabin altitude was rising rapidly, the flight performed emergency descent to 10000 ft, MAYDAY was declared and squawked 7700. The flight diverted to Qassim, Saudi Arabia (ELQ/OEGS) and landed safely.
The investigation revealed that the causal factor was most probably attributed to the technical failure of Cabin Pressure Controller no. 2 and the associated Outflow Valve.
Sources:
https://www.bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/event/incident-grave-de-lairbus-a320-immatricule-vp-cxf-et-exploite-par-flynas-survenu-le-02062018-en-c/
https://www.aib.gov.sa/en-us/Reports/AIB%20Annual%20Report%202019.pdf
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/vp-cxf#1195fe5b
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jun-2018 16:28 | harro | Added |
| 20-Jun-2022 07:46 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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