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| Date: | Thursday 5 January 2006 |
| Time: | 19:10 |
| Type: |  Boeing 767-27GER |
| Owner/operator: | Malév Hungarian Airlines |
| Registration: | HA-LHB |
| MSN: | 27049/482 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1993 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 160 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Budapest VOR -
 Hungary
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD/LHBP) |
| New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK/KJFK) | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB Hungary |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Malév Flight MAH090 from Budapest to New York-JFK was climbing at around FL190 when the “CABIN ALT” warning alerted the crew. The crew attempted to fix the issue but was unsuccessful. The flight descended to FL100 and began burning and dumping fuel for an emergency landing. The crew decided to divert to back to Budapest.
Probable Cause:
The Failure of the Cabin Pressure Controller due to unknown circumstances.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.kbsz.hu/j25/dokumentumok/eng/2006-002-en.pdf
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/5681597
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Oct-2024 07:40 | Justanormalperson | Added |
| 21-Oct-2024 07:42 | ASN | Updated [Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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