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| Date: | Friday 10 September 2021 |
| Time: | 08:49 |
| Type: |  Boeing 757-2Q8 (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Azur Air |
| Registration: | VQ-BEY |
| MSN: | 29382/1010 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2002 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 247 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown, repaired |
| Location: | south of Ankara -
 Türkiye
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Antalya Airport (AYT/LTAI) |
| Belgorod Airport (EGO/UUOB) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Azur Air flight ZF434, a Boeing 757-2Q8, suffered a drop in cabin pressure, about 25 minutes after takeoff from Antalya.
The flight crew initiated an emergency descent from FL340 to FL120 while turning back to Antalya.
A safe landing was made at 06:43 UTC.
The aircraft was repaired and resumed service 37 hours after the incident.
Sources:
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/vq-bey#291875e7
History of this aircraft
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Sep-2021 09:53 | harro | Added |
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