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| Date: | Saturday 23 August 2025 |
| Time: | 13:47 UTC |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-319 |
| Owner/operator: | Ur Airlines |
| Registration: | YI-BAU |
| MSN: | 25608/3128 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-3 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | WNW of Al Najaf -
 Iraq
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Al Najaf International Airport (NJF/ORNI) |
| Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport (BEY/OLBA) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ur Airlines flight UD1183, a Boeing 737-319, had reached FL320 in the climb after takeoff from Al Najaf International Airport (NJF) when the aircraft experienced cabin pressurization issues. The oxygen masks were deployed and the flight crew initiated an emergency descent. The flight diverted to Baghdad (BGW), where it landed safely.
Sources:
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/yi-bau#3bdf12b8
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 August 2013 | ZK-NGI | Air New Zealand | 0 | near Raglan, Waikato |  |
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| Loss of pressurization | ||||||
Media:
Panic broke out on an Iraqi Ur Airlines flight after a technical malfunction forced it to make an emergency landing.
— Gulf Daily News (@GDNonline) August 25, 2025
The flight, which was travelling from Najaf, Iraq, to Beirut, Lebanon, experienced a pressure system failure, causing the onboard oxygen masks to deploy.
The… pic.twitter.com/KmKKBMIriu
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Aug-2025 13:09 | ASN | Added |
| 25-Aug-2025 13:10 | ASN | Updated [Location, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
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