Air Algerie flight 4063 , emergency landing

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21 August 2013

Air Algerie flight AH-4063 , Airbus A330-200 registration 7T-VJZ from Dubai to Algiers with 218 passengers on board it was at cruising altitude FL380 over Greece and near Athens when the airplane suffered a pressurization problem caused from the air condition system number 1.The crew released the oxygen masks declared an emergency and made a rapid descent to FL110.While approaching Athens airport the pressurization system returned in operation.Airplane landed safely at Athens airport

7T-VJZ


© U.Eimers

 

First Flight:11-04-2005

Age:8.4 years

 

Athens airport

athens

 

Source

French BEA weekly bulletin