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| Date: | Wednesday 13 August 2025 |
| Time: | 11:05 UTC |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-8SA (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Virgin Australia Airlines |
| Registration: | VH-IJR |
| MSN: | 44219/4882 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2014 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | near Port Macquarie, NSW -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Sydney-Kingsford Smith International Airport, NSW (SYD/YSSY) |
| Brisbane International Airport, QLD (BNE/YBBN) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Virgin Australia flight VA993, a Boeing 737-800, experienced a loss of cabin pressure while en route at FL370.
The flight crew carried out an emergency descent to FL090 and continued to the destination, Brisbane Airport.
Sources:
https://7news.com.au/news/expert-explains-why-virgin-plane-plunged-on-a-sydney-to-brisbane-flight-with-no-explanation-to-passengers-from-crew-c-19693674
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/va993#3bb62bc4
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Aug-2025 17:22 | ASN | Added |
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