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Author Topic: Jet2.com B752 over Greece - Mar 2nd 2009, sudden decompression  (Read 20430 times)

kea001

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The crew of a Jet2.com Boeing 757-200, registration G-LSAA from Manchester,EN (UK) to Taba (Egypt) with 184 passengers and 9 crew, declared emergency reporting a sudden decompression while enroute overhead Greece. The airplane diverted to Athens International Airport and landed safely on runway 21R.

http://avherald.com/h?article=415dba0a&opt=1

Plane makes emergency landing at Athens International Airport
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2009/03/02/europe/EU-Greece-Emergency-landing.php


1st transmission is crummy.

Pilot: Mayday, Mayday, Mayday. Channex 2113 in an emergency descent. Descending flight level 100.

2nd one is worse - can't understand a word but it gets better after that.

Audio notes:
callsign: channex 2113
No tower communication available from this feed.

The beeps mark cropping points. Cropping for dead air and communication between ATC and one other aircraft.


« Last Edit: March 02, 2009, 08:38:45 PM by kea001 »



Offline MerNion

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Re: Jet2.com B752 over Greece - Mar 2nd 2009, sudden decompression
« Reply #1 on: March 03, 2009, 02:12:18 PM »
There was nothing important in the tower frequency.. Just a clear to land on rwy 21L and to vacate at D4 after landing..
A picture of the landing can be seen here:
www.airpics.net/photo/G-LSAA-Boeing-757-200-Jet2-com/5438/L

kea001

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Re: Jet2.com B752 over Greece - Mar 2nd 2009, sudden decompression
« Reply #2 on: March 03, 2009, 04:08:37 PM »
Sweet! :-D Efharisto

The controller got a bit flustered trying to coordinate the following arrival.  Perhaps I should have left it in but I felt embarrassed for her.

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« Last Edit: March 03, 2009, 06:55:07 PM by kea001 »

Offline joeyb747

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Re: Jet2.com B752 over Greece - Mar 2nd 2009, sudden decompression
« Reply #3 on: March 03, 2009, 06:10:14 PM »
The image shows no visible damage to the aircraft, and all doors appear closed.

Of course, this is only one side of the airplane...

Has anyone said what caused that aircraft lose pressurization?
« Last Edit: March 03, 2009, 06:17:14 PM by joeyb747 »

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Re: Jet2.com B752 over Greece - Mar 2nd 2009, sudden decompression
« Reply #4 on: March 11, 2010, 09:44:20 PM »
Report is out on this incident:

"The flight data recorder showed, that the cabin altitude went above 10000 feet for a period of 108 seconds, beginning at an altitude of 38700 feet and ending when the airplane descended through 33700 feet.

A number of components of the pressurization system were examined and were found operating slightly outside their operating tolerances. The airline's investigation concluded, that the CPVR opened prematurely as result of one air conditioning pack operating at a slightly lower than intended, the other pack operating at a slightly higher than intended pressure differential of 8.6 psi causing the CPVR to open too early."


From:

http://avherald.com/h?article=415dba0a/0000&opt=0

Full report in PDF form:

http://www.aaib.gov.uk/cms_resources.cfm?file=/Boeing%20757-236,%20G-LSAA%2002-10.pdf