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| Date: | Monday 12 November 2018 |
| Time: | 10:25 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-8K2 (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Transavia Airlines |
| Registration: | PH-HZD |
| MSN: | 28376/252 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1999 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 149 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Faro (FAO / LPFR) -
 Portugal
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | FNC |
| AMS | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Flight from Funchal to Amsterdam, suffered pressurization problems shortly after departure from Funchal.
Maintaining 6000ft the whole time, the crew elected to divert to Faro, escorted by Portuguese Air Force F-16 from the QRA.av
Sources:
https://www.cmjornal.pt/portugal/detalhe/nova-aterragem-de-emergencia-de-aviao-escoltado-pela-forca-aerea-em-faro?ref=HP_DestaqueLateral
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ph-hzd
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 September 2014 | PH-HZD | Transavia Airlines | 0 | Groningen-Eelde Airport (GRQ/EHGG) |  |
non |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Nov-2018 18:22 | PhotoLPPT | Added |
| 12-Nov-2018 18:26 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Narrative, ] |
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