ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 223679
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| Date: | 02-APR-2019 |
| Time: | 15:05 UTC |
| Type: |  Airbus A330-341 |
| Owner/operator: | Garuda Indonesia |
| Registration: | PK-GPF |
| C/n / msn: | 153 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 338 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | over Sri Lanka -
 Sri Lanka
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Banda Aceh-Sultan Iskandarmuda Airport (BTJ/WITT) |
| Jeddah International Airport (JED) |
Garuda Indonesia flight GA972 diverted to Colombo, Sri Lanka, after suffering a loss of cabin pressure. The aircraft had departed Banda Aceh, Indonesia at 13:07 UTC on a flight to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. At 15:05 UTC, while en route over Sri Lanka at FL380, the flight crew initiated an emergency descent while diverting to Colombo.
A safe landing was carried out at 15:30 UTC.
Sources:
https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2019/04/03/garuda-makes-emergency-landing-in-colombo-due-to-low-cabin-pressure.html
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/pk-gpf#20046e2f
Images:
Photo of PK-GPF courtesy AirHistory.net
Tokyo - Narita International (RJAA / NRT)
8 November 2013; (c) Danny Grew
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Apr-2019 11:18 | harro | Added |
| 03-Apr-2019 11:20 | harro | Updated [Total occupants, Other fatalities, Destination airport] |
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