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| Date: | Sunday 23 September 2012 |
| Time: | 20:00 |
| Type: |  Fairchild SA227-AC Metro III |
| Owner/operator: | Brindabella Airlines |
| Registration: | VH-SEF |
| MSN: | AC-641 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1986 |
| Engine model: | Garrett TPE331 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Narrabri Aerodrome, SSE M 93Km, NSW -
 Australia
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Narrabri Aerodrome (YNBR) |
| Sydney-Kingsford Smith International Airport, NSW (SYD/YSSY) | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On 23 September 2012 at 1855 Eastern Standard Time, a Metro 3 aircraft registered VH-SEF (SEF) and operated by Brindabella Airlines, departed Narrabri on a scheduled passenger flight to Sydney. During the climb, the Captain began to feel progressively worse and asked the FO to recheck the cabin altitude. Before the FO could respond, the cabin altitude warning light illuminated at a cabin altitude of 17,000 ft. An emergency descent to 10,000 ft was performed.
Sources:
ATSB AO-2012-127
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