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| Date: | Sunday 12 May 2024 |
| Time: | 05:00 |
| Type: |  Airbus A320-214 (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Qatar Airways |
| Registration: | A7-LAB |
| MSN: | 6467 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2015 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-5B4/P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | S of Sulaymaniyah -
 Iraq
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Sulaymaniyah International Airport (ISU/ORSU) |
| Doha-Hamad International Airport (DOH/OTHH) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Qatar Airways flight QR437 was crossing FL265 in the climb after departure from ORSU when the ECAM display showed "CAB PR EXCESS CAB ALT" with CAB PRESS system display showing 2600 ft and SYS 2. Further climb was stopped, and flight was continued to Doha at FL250. Oxygen masks were deployed in the passengers' cabin.
Sources:
https://bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/serious-incident-to-the-airbus-a320-registered-a7-lab-operated-by-qatar-airways-on-12-05-24-in-cruise/
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/a7-lab#352dbc02
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/A7LAB/history/20240512/0135Z/ORSU/OTHH
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-May-2024 10:14 | ASN | Added |
| 24-May-2024 10:15 | ASN | Updated [Location, Source, ] |
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