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| Date: | Wednesday 8 February 2023 |
| Time: | c. 06:15 LT |
| Type: |  Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Hercules |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 08-3176 |
| MSN: | 382-5671 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | En-Route over North Atlantic Ocean near Ireland -
 Ireland
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | St. John's Airport, NL (YYT/CYYT) |
| Ramstein AFB (RMS/ETAR) |
At around 06:15, while the C-130 aircraft operating as "Herky 69" was still west of Ireland, the crew declared an emergency, squawking 7700 and requested clearance to divert to Shannon Airport (SNN/EINN). The crew confirmed they were experiencing a ‘pressurization’ issue with their aircraft. It’s understood there were six personnel on board the flight. The flight landed safely at 07:03 and was followed to its parking stand by airport and local authority fire crews.
No injuries reported.
Sources:
https://www.clare.fm/news/aviation/us-military-plane-makes-emergency-landing-shannon-airport/
https://clareherald.com/news/air-safety/us-military-transport-plane-in-emergency-landing-at-shannon/
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=ae4af1&lat=52.596&lon=-10.402&zoom=8.0&showTrace=2023-02-08×tamp=1675838378
https://www.planespotters.net/photo/1338516/08-3176-united-states-air-force-lockheed-martin-c-130j-30-hercules (photo)
Media:
MULTI FR24 DIVERSION ALERT : At Wed Feb 8 07:05:43 2023 #HERKY69 from YYT to RMS is 651 nm from destination and appears to be landing elsewhere #AvGeek #ADSB https://t.co/iElwHFGmN4 pic.twitter.com/WYwqALB8Pp
— Radarspotters Assistant (@Radar_Assistant) February 8, 2023
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