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| Date: | Wednesday 4 April 2012 |
| Time: | 11:09 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-800 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | nahe Locarno -
 Switzerland
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
During a flight from Bergamo/Italy to East Midlands/Great Britain, the cabin depressurised in Swiss airspace while climbing to the intended cruising altitude at flight level ( FL) 308. The crew performed an emergency descent to FL100 and landed at Frankfurt-Hahn Airport.
Sources:
BFU FX003-12
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