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| Date: | Friday 16 September 2022 |
| Time: | 10:58 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-8-102 |
| Owner/operator: | Maroomba Airlines |
| Registration: | VH-QQK |
| MSN: | 326 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1992 |
| Engine model: | P&W Canada PW120 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | 143.6 km 45 degrees from Kalgoorlie-Boulder Aerodrome, WA -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Kalgoorlie Airport, WA (KGI/YPKG) |
| Jameson Airport (YJAM) | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
During cruise, the crew received a cabin pressure warning, donned oxygen masks and conducted an emergency descent to 10,000 ft. The crew returned the aircraft to Kalgoorlie. Engineers replaced the pressurisation controller.
Sources:
ATSB OA2022-03812
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/vh-qqk#2d7b58d4
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-May-2023 12:09 | harro | Updated |
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